A Syntax Guide for Readers of the Greek New Testament, by Charles Lee Irons

The study of the New Testament Greek has become an accessible area of study for both pastors and seminary students. There are multitude of NT Greek literature in the market, and many more to come. The book A Syntax Guide for Readers of the Greek New Testament written by Charles Lee Irons (Kregel, 2016) is one of the most recently released books for the study of the NT Greek. This volume has the purpose of helping NT Greek readers to have a better understanding of terms and clauses found in the NT Greek Text.

The author has produced a syntax guide that goes verse by verse covering the whole NT, though he does not follow a word by word method. The explanation for that can be found in the preface of the book. There, Irons states his main purpose in writing this guide was to provide readers with a syntax guide that can help them to read the NT Greek in a fluent manner. It can be said he accomplished his purpose. With this volume, NT Greek readers and students will find themselves using a friendly text that will allow them to navigate through the NT in a flowing fashion. 

Irons follows the critical editions of the Greek New Testament 27th and 28^th Editions of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, though he uses other textual variants. The most used English translations are the NASB, ESV, and the NIV.

Who can benefit from this syntax guide? Pastors, beginners or advanced students of NT Greek, and anyone interested in reading the NT Greek. This can be your perfect companion if you are part of any of the groups aforementioned.

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