Category Archives: Greek

Crowdsourcing Chrysosotom

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jacobcerone

For a long time I have thought it would be a great thing to have the Migne Greek Father and Latin Father series digitized, tagged, and translated. It was brought to my attention that Logos plans on releasing the Greek … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Church Writings, Greek, Greek Resources | Tagged Chrysostom, Crowdsourcing, Morphological Tagging, Patristics | 3 Comments

Chrysostom’s Homilies on Philippians in a Year

Posted on December 3, 2013 by jacobcerone

I plan on reading through Chrysostom’s homilies on Philippians in a year. You can join me if you want. Over the next month, I will be hard at work typing up Migne’s text of these homilies, and dividing them up … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Church Writings, Greek, Greek Resources | Tagged Chrysostom, Homilies, Philippians, Sample | 3 Comments

Chrysostom’s Got Style

Posted on November 27, 2013 by jacobcerone

I picked up this volume of John Chrysostom’s homilies on Philippians at SBL this year. The text is a diglot (the original Greek text is on the left page; the English translation is on the right). I recently finished translating … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Church Writings, Greek | Tagged Almsgiving, Chrysostom, Compassion, Greek Style, Homily, Philippians, Pity | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Teaching New Testament Greek: Thomas Hudgins

Posted on November 19, 2013 by jacobcerone

Thomas Hudgins, a recent EdD grad from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and freshly minted Greek professor at Capital Bible Seminary, has been sharing his thoughts on teaching the biblical languages. By no means does he claim to have it all … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek, Greek Resources, Teaching | Tagged Greek Pedagogy, Thomas Hudgins | Leave a comment

Greenlee’s The Text of the New Testament: A Brief Review

Posted on November 5, 2013 by jacobcerone

So you want to learn about the field of New Testament textual criticism, but the task seems daunting. The vast number of manuscripts, the task of reconstructing the Word of God, and the subjective decisions that must be made on … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Greek, Greek Resources, NT Greek | Tagged Harold Greenlee, Textual Criticism | 4 Comments

Zwingli on Learning Greek

Posted on October 27, 2013 by jacobcerone

I have firmly decided to study Greek. Nobody except God can prevent it. It is not a matter of personal ambition, but one of understanding the most Sacred Writings. –Ulrich Zwingli via Rodney Decker’s Koine Greek Reader

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Biblical Greek Exegesis: A Graded Approach to Learning Intermediate and Advanced Greek: A Review

Posted on October 24, 2013 by jacobcerone

George H. Guthrie and J. Scott Duvall, Biblical Greek Exegesis, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998); 173p, $24.99. Sensing an inherent flaw in the traditional pedagogical approach to second year biblical Greek studies, Guthrie and Duvall seek to provide professors and students with … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Exegesis, Greek, Teaching | Tagged Duvall, Exegesis, Graded Approach, Greek Pedagogy, Guthrie, Syntax | 1 Comment

Neal Windham’s New Testament Greek for Preachers and Teachers: A Review

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jacobcerone

You have learned some basics about New Testament Greek either out of desire or compulsion (a degree requirement). Now what? How does the Greek student apply that knowledge to his lesson/sermon? Neal Windham’s New Testament Greek for Preachers and Teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Exegesis, Greek, Greek Resources, Teaching | Tagged Exegesis, Greek, Ministry, Preaching | 1 Comment

QOTD: Neal Windham

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jacobcerone

On the one hand, it is easy to appreciate the New Testament in its various English renderings. We have grown up with its favored words. Its message seems clear. Commentaries based on the English text and designed to help us … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek, Greek Resources, Quotes | Tagged Greek and the Pastor, Greek Exegesis, Neal Windham | 3 Comments

Syntax, Exegesis, or Both?

Posted on October 21, 2013 by jacobcerone

I want to begin this post by saying that I would like feedback, and lots of it! Over the past number of years I have taught Greek and Hebrew in the context of the local church. Here is a brief … Continue reading →