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Black, David Alan. Using New Testament Greek in Your Ministry. Baker: Grand Rapids, MI.
This book is ideally aimed at new pastors who are swamped with “ministry” work that they really can’t get into the Greek text. In his normally winsome manner, Black allows the pastor to wade back into the deep waters. This is a very easy read. I read it in one sitting.
Foundational Texts
Every pastor should have these at the minimum.
Text: Hebrews 12:1-2
A. Having Seated
B. Setting Aside
C. Patient Enduring
D. Set Before us
E. Fixing our eyes on Christ.
D’ Set Before Him
C’ Patiently Endured
B’ Scorning the Shame
A’ Taken his seat
Another Chiasm
Text: 1 Thess. 5:16-18
A. Pantote
B. Proseuchesthe
A’ En pante
How to do syntax at the basic level:
Place all independent clauses at the left hand margin. Place all dependent clauses underneath that clause.
Conclusion:
This is a quick, fine read. My only issue is that it couldn’t decide whether it wanted to focus on linguistic helps or syntactical problems.
This book is ideally aimed at new pastors who are swamped with “ministry” work that they really can’t get into the Greek text. In his normally winsome manner, Black allows the pastor to wade back into the deep waters. This is a very easy read. I read it in one sitting.
Foundational Texts
Every pastor should have these at the minimum.
- A good, standard English Bible.
- Greek New Testament (at least Aland or NA27+)
- Exegetical Guide (e.g., Sake Kubo, etc)
- Greek-English Lexicon (BAGD, Louw and Nida)
- Greek Word Study Dictionary
- Concordance of Greek words
- Greek Grammar
- Textual Commentary (Metzger)
- Synopsis of four gospels
- LXX
Text: Hebrews 12:1-2
A. Having Seated
B. Setting Aside
C. Patient Enduring
D. Set Before us
E. Fixing our eyes on Christ.
D’ Set Before Him
C’ Patiently Endured
B’ Scorning the Shame
A’ Taken his seat
Another Chiasm
Text: 1 Thess. 5:16-18
A. Pantote
B. Proseuchesthe
A’ En pante
How to do syntax at the basic level:
Place all independent clauses at the left hand margin. Place all dependent clauses underneath that clause.
Conclusion:
This is a quick, fine read. My only issue is that it couldn’t decide whether it wanted to focus on linguistic helps or syntactical problems.