A Daily Greek Devotional - by Jared M August (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Two of the greatest needs for students of the Greek New Testament are motivation and daily practice. To build and maintain reading proficiency, students must see the practical difference made by knowing the language as they cultivate the habit of daily reading. With contributions from 37 New Testament scholars, A Daily Greek Devotional seeks to meet these needs.

Each of the 365 devotions consists of a carefully selected passage, a sentence or two of context, and a brief paragraph of commentary. The goal has been to offer key devotional insights based primarily on the Greek grammar and syntax.

With contributions by David L. Allen, Jared M. August, Mark H. Ballard, Todd Bolton, Douglas Brown, Jared Compton, Aaron Contino, Wayne Cornett, Martin M. Culy, Neal Cushman, Thomas K. Dailey, Roger G. DePriest, Joseph D. Fantin, Candi Finch, Russell Fuller, Paul A. Hartog, Thomas Hatley, Jeff Kimble, Markus T. Klausli, Randy A. Leedy, J. James Mancuso, Eric M. McConnell, Donald C. McIntyre, Tim Miller, Mark A. Mills, Evan P. Pietsch, R. Vivian Pietsch, Nicholas G. Piotrowski, Charlie Ray III, Jonathan Rinker, Trent A. Rogers, Ralph Slater, Wayne T. Slusser, Mike Stallard, William C. Varner, John Vo, Jonathan D. Zavodney

Review Quotes

A Daily Greek Devotional offers fresh insights and practical guidance for anyone seeking to regularly read the Greek New Testament. The contributors draw attention to features of grammar and syntax across the pages of the New Testament to strengthen readers' grasp of Greek and, even more, to cultivate deeper knowledge of God and worship. I recommend this book for pastors, seminarians, and other current and former Greek students.

• Brian J. Tabb, Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies, Bethlehem College and Seminary

Here we have a helpful tool which will assist pastors and students and teachers to keep using their Greek. It is especially helpful because it is short and pithy, which makes it user friendly. At the same time, readers are strengthened with reflections on the meaning of the text and the application for our lives today.

• Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

We as Greek students with our busy schedules just don't spend enough time in our Greek New Testaments. This book is a great way to solve this problem. A brief Greek passage, a word about context, then a helpful commentary along with parsing helps - what more could you ask for? I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to spend more time applying their knowledge of Greek to the text of the New Testament.

• David Alan Black, Senior Professor of New Testament and Greek (Retired), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

In an ideal world, those of us who read the New Testament in Greek, and who also read it devotionally, would do both on a daily basis. But it's not an ideal world, and most of us could use any help we can get. Thankfully, along comes A Daily Greek Devotional, which brings the Greek and the devotion together in easy, bite-size, daily offerings.

• Constantine R. Campbell, Professor and Associate Research Director, Sydney College of Divinity

So often, after a student learns the Greek of the NT, the busyness of life and ministry choke out the need for daily practice in the language. This devotional helps fill that gap between seminary life and pastoral ministry with very do-able readings of the Greek NT. Packed with helpful insights into the grammar and syntax of that day's passage, I highly commend A Daily Greek Devotional-especially to those rusty in the Koine dialect who need a warm invitation back to the inspired language of the New Testament.

• Cory M. Marsh, Professor of New Testament, Southern California Seminary