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Tools for Studying the Greek Text

a chapter from

DIGGING DEEPER

This 80 page book shows you how to study the Greek New Testament without knowing the Greek language.

TOOLS FOR STUDYING THE GREEK TEXT

 

There are four books a person needs in order to do the study described in this book. The books are as follows:

  1. THE INTERLINEAR GREEK-ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT volume IV

    2. Jay P. Green Sr. General Editor and translator
    Hendrickson Publishers
    Peabody, Mass 01961 - 3473
    Copyright second edition 1984
    ISBN – 0-913-573-29-9
    15th. printing

    Be sure to get this particular version of this book. Other printings do not have the "Strong numbers" that are so helpful to our study.

  2. A PARSING GUIDE TO THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT

    3. by Nathan E. Han
    Copyright 1971
    Herald Press, Scottdale, PA 15683
    Library of Congress catalogue card number – 77-158175

    Some people have more facility with languages than others. If you are one who finds this part quite easy, you may wish to make a substitution for the Parsing Guide by Han. The reasons for this choice are explained on page 35. Should you wish to make that substitution you would then choose the following book:

  3. THE EXPANDED VINE'S EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OF NEW TESTAMENT WORDS

    4. by W. E.. Vine
    John R. Kohlenberger III, Editor with James A. Swanson.
    Copyright 1984
    Bethany House Publishers
    6820 Auto Club Road
    Minneapolis, MN 55438
    ISBN – 0 – 87123-619 – 2

    There are several such books by W. E. Vine, but this one includes "Strong numbers." Be very careful to get this book. There is another book by W. E. Vine that contains the Strong numbers, but this one seems to work best.

  4. THE EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE

    5. by James Strong
    Copyright 1890
    Published by Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn.
    ISBN – 0 – 917006 –01 - 1
    38th. printing – 1980

    This volume is also published by Macdonald Publishing Co. Mclean VA 22102. This company was later purchased by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Mass. 01961 – 3473

  5. THE ANALYTICAL GREEK LEXICON REVISED - 1978 EDITION

    6. by Harold K. Moulton copyright 1978
    Zondervan Publishing House
    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506
    ISBN - 0 – 310 – 20280 – 9

As you progress in the use of this process you may begin to realize that you would like more information concerning the meaning of the different words you study. When that happens you will know that there is a book that gives even more definitive material:

THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT - edited by Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich. It was translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. It was published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

The ISBN number is 0-85364-322-9. This volume is abridged from the ten volume original publication.

As you visit Christian book-stores, you will observe an increasing number of study books being published with the use of "Strong numbers." This trend can only make it easier for you to use the Greek New Testament when you do not really know the language. It will also make a growing number of Greek oriented resources available for your use. That is what this book is all about.

Should you have any difficulty finding these resources, please contact us and we will secure them for you.


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