num_pages: 210
description: Coptic in 20 Lessons is written by the author of the most authoritative reference grammar of the Coptic language and is based on decades of pedagogical experience. In easy steps and simple explanations it teaches the patterns and syntax of Sahidic Coptic along with the most useful vocabulary. Drills compositions and translation exercises enable the student to gain fluency. All words that occur more than fifty times in the Sahidic New Testament are introduced lesson by lesson in vocabulary lists which are arranged by semantic field and accompanied by both Greek equivalents and English glosses. The book concludes with three chapters of the Gospel of Mark in which all new vocabulary is glossed in footnotes. Coptic in 20 Lessons is the ideal resource for use in the classroom or for teaching oneself Coptic.
language: English
title: Coptic in 20 Lessons: Introduction to Sahidic Coptic with Exercises and Vocabularies
publisher: Peeters Publishers