Resources for professors include a test bank and an instructor's manual. Resources for students include flash cards and audio files. It introduces students to reference tools for biblical Greek, includes tips on learning, and is supplemented by robust web-based resources through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources. Decker (19532014) received his ThD from Central Baptist Theological Seminary and served as professor of Greek and New Testament at Baptist Bible.
The book covers not only New Testament Greek but also the wider range of Bible-related Greek (LXX and other Koine texts). Decker adopts the mainstream and uncontroversial aspect scheme of Perfective (Aorist tense-form), Imperfective (Present and Imperfect), and Stative (Perfect and Pluperfect). This enables students to practice concepts as they encounter them in the chapter-ideal for distance learning or studying beyond the traditional classroom. Although Decker retains the term verbal aspect which is only really a phrase used in Koine circles. Reading Koine Greek has the potential to inspire generations of students to follow his lead. Rod Decker contributed greatly to the study of Koine Greek he will be sorely missed. Decker (1953-2014) received his ThD from Central Baptist Theological Seminary and served as professor of Greek and New Testament at Baptist Bible. The workbook is integrated into the textbook, with exercises appearing within each chapter rather than pushed to the end or located in a separate book. Decker, Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook. The approach, informed by twenty-five years of classroom teaching, emphasizes reading Greek for comprehension as opposed to merely translating it. This in-depth yet student-friendly introduction to Koine Greek provides a full grounding in Greek grammar, while starting to build skill in the use of exegetical tools.
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