This revolutionary course has been used with classes of adult students of widely varying backgrounds in centres of adult education and theological colleges and has proven popular in enabling those who would otherwise not have done so to read the New Testament in Greek.

This book is:
- suitable for everyone including absolute beginners
- based on St. John's Gospel and introduces original Greek from the start
- proceeds step by step, and includes a lot of practicals especially at the beginning
- explains each grammatical point clearly in everyday language
- covers the basic grammar needed to read the Gospels in the original Greek
- has a 560 word basic vocabulary for reading the gospels
- has a summary of grammar for easy reference
- has an index of Greek words that might cause difficulty in reading the Gospels
- has twelve practice passages with noted for readers to gain fluency after completing the grammar sections
- includes tutor's manual and key

Frank Beetham was educated at City of London School and London University, taught Classic at Blackpool Grammar School and worked as Senior Education Officer in Warwickshire with responsibility for Secondary, Further and Adult Education. He has a special interest in adult language learning and teaching courses.