Check out the site here.

This is is a little bit about the group and who is involved:

About BAGL

Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics (BAGL), in conjunction with the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis at McMaster Divinity College and the OpenText.org project (www.opentext.org) is a fully refereed on-line and print journal specializing in widely disseminating the latest advances in linguistic study of ancient and biblical Greek. Under the senior editorship of Professor Dr. Stanley E. Porter and Dr. Matthew Brook O’Donnell, along with its assistant editors and editorial board, BAGL looks to publish significant work that advances knowledge of ancient Greek through the utilization of modern linguistic methods. Accepted pieces are in the first instance posted on-line in page-consistent pdf format, and then (except for reviews) are published in print form each volume year. This format ensures timely posting of the most recent work in Greek linguistics with consistently referencable articles then available in permanent print form.
Senior Editors
Professor Dr. Stanley E. Porter and Dr. Matthew Brook O’Donnell

Assistant Editors
Gregory Fewster and Wally Cirafesi

Editorial Board

Dr. Paul Danove (Valparaiso University)
Dr. Martin Culy (Briercrest College and Seminary)
Dr. Matthew Brook O’Donnell (University of Michigan/McMaster Divinity College)
Professor Dr. Stanley E. Porter (McMaster Divinity College)
Dr. Catherine Smith (University of Birmingham)
Dr. Jonathan Watt (Geneva College and Reformed Theological Seminary)
Dr. Cynthia Long Westfall (McMaster Divinity College)

The SBLGNT is edited by Michael W. Holmes, who utilized a wide range of printed editions, all the majorcritical apparatuses, and the latest technical resources and manuscript discoveries as he established the text. The result is a critically edited text that differs from the Nestle-Aland/United Bible Societies text in more than 540 variation units.

The SBLGNT is available as a free download. Students, teachers, pastors, and interested laypersons can use the SBLGNT right now for research, writing, and study—at no cost.

A reasonably-priced professionally produced print edition of the SBLGNT is also available directly from SBL. It includes the full apparatus of variant readings from the four primary editions on which the SBLGNT is based.

With Smyth-sewn binding, a Kivar cover, and reader-friendly type, the print edition provides a durable, affordable alternative for scholarly research and classroom use.

In light of this, I thought I should share a couple of things here on the blog:

1) The new edition is now in the bookstore. You can buy it through our ministry web site here. We also have listed the 3rd edition of the workbook that goes along with the grammar.

2) Earlier this year a review of the 3rd edition was released at the Review of Biblical Literature web site. It is very, very thourough and highlights many of the errors that still remain in the book - in terms of spelling and references, etc. Don’t be discouraged by it, but read this review so that you know where they are and have an idea of what to look for as you go through the 3rd edition on your own.

I do not intend to post much more about this new edition right now. I’m currently beginning to go back through Mounce’s Grammar for my own personal review of the Greek language, as time permits. If there is anything particular that is not in the above review, I will let you know about it in future posts.

The Nestle-Aland 27 Textual Apparatus

This is a tutorial on how to use the NA27 Textual Apparatus found at the bottom of the Novum Testamentum Graece. It breaks down a section of Mark so that the reader can learn what the symbols mean, which is important for understanding the variant readings. It has been said that to read NA27 you need to learn two languages: Greek and the Textual Apparatus. This will help you to learn the latter of those two.

I need more cow bell, baby!

This video below is simply hilarious!

Here is a basic description of the changes from Zondervan’s web site:

Now in a larger size, with an attractive 2-color design, the third edition adds an element of fun, with encouragement, songs, and more, which appear in the margins. Chapter 35 has been split into two chapters, “half-time review” sections have been added to every chapter, and new exegesis sections are now included. These and other improvements serve to enhance the learning experience and will continue BBG’s legacy as the premier introduction to biblical Greek.

I encourage you to pre-order from Amazon.com here and make it one of your Christmas presents! Or ask someone else to give it to you as a Christmas present!

Either way, I hope that this new edition continues the great tradition of learning Biblical Greek to the glory of God. Amen!

This book contains several weeks of translation (6 readings per week) that are designed to reinforce what you have learned from Mounce’s book. It also contains new vocabulary each week to build your vocabulary skills up so that you will know all the Greek words in the New Testament that occur 30 times or more.

If anyone completes Mounce’s book and then this Summer Reader, they will be fully prepaired to READ the Greek New Testament “Reader’s Edition” of the UBS, which can be purchased here. I’m very thankful for the great materials that Zondervan and the UBS have created for students of New Testament Greek.

I hope that all of you will enjoy your studies and continue to grow in your knowledge of God’s word through the study of original languages!

The review is by C. Michael Robbins and it offers many highlights to the benefits of using this book as well as a few good suggestions for improving the second edition of the book, whenever it might be released.

The following summary description of the book is provided as well:

Description: Verbal aspect in the Greek language has been a topic of significant debate in recent scholarship. The majority of scholars now believe that an understanding of verbal aspect is even more important than verb tense (past, present, etc.). Until now, however, there have been no accessible textbooks, both in terms of level and price (most titles on the topic retail for more than $100). In this book, Constantine Campbell investigates the function of verbal aspect within the New Testament Greek narrative. He has done a marvelous job in this book of simplifying the concept without getting caught up using terms of linguistics that no one except those schooled in that field can understand. The book includes exercises, an answer key, glossary of key concepts, an appendix covering space and time, and an index to Scripture cited. Professors and students, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, will use this is as a supplemental text in both beginning and advanced Greek courses. Pastors that study the Greek text will also appreciate this resource as a supplement to their preaching and teaching.

If you are going to study New Testament Greek, I suggest you purchase this book along with your Greek Grammar.

[HT: David King]