Mark: GlossaHouse Illustrated Greek-English New Testament Paperback – April 18, 2014

The art work is fine, but some of the words are missing in the book. Some letters of a word sometimes are missing, as well. Also, the translation of the greek text in the bottom of the page seems unnecessary, especially when it overlays on the pictures. I think the authors and editor should seriously proofread the book before publishing.

This should be a good addition to a graded reader. Having the English at the bottom of the page helps with difficult passages. The comic helps with context an memory work. I would have preferred a less confrontational approach by the authors as to pronunciation -- that would have gotten another star.

This is the coolest thing I have ever owned as a student of Greek

The GlossaHouse Greek illustrated series offers us an idea that I believe could revolutionize actually learning Greek. I am frustrated by the proliferation of biblical Greek resources that simply centers on analytical study or translation-centered concepts. I longed for works would foster creative learning of the biblical Greek and catered to visual or auditory learners. Consequently, when I looked over the description of this resource online, I purchased it with great anticipation.The AGROS community designed this illustrative Bible as an innovative reader for Greek students. And what a remarkable idea it is! As you read or listen to a reading of the text of Mark, you can increase fluency in the Greek through visual association of a word or a phrase with a picture or series of pictures.Unfortunately, pretty much all of my enthusiasm for the idea deflated in approximately fifteen minutes of reading in the text of Mark. Even a casual reading from an intermediate Greek student would detect numerous oversights from the editorial department. Many words are missing letters. Whole words, phrases, verses, or even sections, are omitted without rhyme or reason. There is incredible inconsistency in terms of the placement of narrator comments in square boxes. Sometimes the narrator's words are in a box, and sometimes they aren't. Sometimes the narrator comment box does not match the picture. On various occasions, what Jesus says is placed in mouth of a different character. Often the words of Jesus are attributed to other characters.In summary, I have serious doubts that someone with a proficiency in text of Greek actually proofread this document. If an advanced reader would have double-checked the text and corrected it, I would have easily given it five stars. But, unfortunately, unless I see a new edition with corrections, I cannot recommend this work.

SUMMARY: The GlossaHouse Illustrated Greek-English New Testament is an interesting project that uses attractive visuals as a means for reinforcing reading of the Greek text. As significantly, the GlossaHouse English Version text printed at the bottom of the pages is a vibrant rendering of Mark’s Greek, and I especially commend the reflections on the principles of their translating work described in the preface. For a much longer review, cf. my post on Biblical Studies and Technological Tools blog.

If you are a new student of Koine/NT Greek, this is a wonderful little book to add to your toolbox.If you're someone who's previously learned some and allowed it to slip (shame on you!) but now wants to take it up again (Yay! Kudos!), this will be a great refresher course to use in connection with a grammar book.it's the entire text of Mark, presented as a full colour graphic novel. This is attractive in itself, but it also makes it convenient to only read a very small portion of the story at a time, if that's all you can manage. And if you're really stuck, there's an English translation at the bottom of each page. It's in very small print, and this is a GOOD thing, because if you're seriously trying to learn Greek you really don't want to have the English 'in your face'. You probably know that nothing will put the brakes on your learning quite so drastically as an interlinear text, for example.So, it's nice to have the English available if you're really stuck on a word or phrase, but also nice that it's not too intrusive.This book is part of the AGROS series from glossahouse.com, which offers a range of NT greek material suitable for all levels.Highly recommended.

Fantastic resource, much recommended. Also found the translation very useful in cases where I am stuck. The preface and approach is great and will even act as a refresher for some first year grammar.