Rod Decker has posted some excellent resources:
- Martin Luther, The Importance of the Biblical Languages
- John Piper, “Brothers, Bitzer Was a Banker!” The Standard, June 1983, 18-19. The full text of this excellent article is used by permission.
- A. T. Robertson, The Minister and His Greek New Testament (1923; text below taken from a 1977 reprint by Baker; no original publication information given; it is now out of print and out of copyright).
This is a valuable book–one that I hope will help motivate you to apply great diligence in your study of Greek. I have excerpted the three chapters listed above from the book; each chapter is complete and unedited. The beginning of each page of the original is indicated by enclosing the page number in { }.
Some of Robertson’s comments are now out of date (particularly his references to the tools that are available or yet needed), but look for his attitude toward Greek as a pastor’s tool for handling the Word of God accurately.
- Chapter 1, “The Minister’s Use of His Greek New Testament”
- Chapter 7, “Grammar and Preaching”
- Chapter 9, “John Brown of Haddington or Learning Greek Without a Teacher”
For a brief bio of Robertson, see this article.
I am taking Greek this semester. Excited and nervous at the same time. Thanks for the resources.
SPM
Solid Ground has recently reprinted Robertson’s book actually.
http://www.solid-ground-books.com/detail_1081.asp