In Using New Testament Greek in Ministry by David Alan Black, in Chapter two he recommends books useful for the study of New Testament Greek and he provides annotations for a list of books as a guide in understanding the books. For you to effectively pull out the contextual meaning of scripture, you must have the right resources. “What tools are to mechanics, books are to preachers; just as no mechanic can do an effective job without adequate tools to perform precision work, so no pastor can ever hope to expound the Bible without good books” (Black 34). In conclusion, in order to explain or teach something in detail, one must be able to expound the text.
Biblical languages is extremely important in Homiletics. It is important to study biblical languages as a student of the bible because biblical language is sacred and being able to understand discloses the interpretation of a given text. It also assists in properly, making a judgement in reference to the text. It is vital that when reading a particular text, one is able to understand what they are reading. However, when someone does not understand what they are reading, they cannot fully comprehend the text. In relation to the bible, not being able to …show more content…
They are an English Bible which comes in several of the forms, a Modern Edition of the Greek New Testament, which enables one to examine a particular in detail, an Exegetical Guide which helps the interpreter read the Greek text and produce a provisional translation, and a Greek-English Lexicon can be used as a dictionary for expounding text as well as a Greek Word Study Dictionary (36-49). Other resources mentioned is the Concordance of Greek Words that describes vocabulary, index of words and references; A New Testament Greek Grammar “involves the study of the changes that individual words undergo as well as how words relate to each other when used together in sentences” (Black
Biblical languages is extremely important in Homiletics. It is important to study biblical languages as a student of the bible because biblical language is sacred and being able to understand discloses the interpretation of a given text. It also assists in properly, making a judgement in reference to the text. It is vital that when reading a particular text, one is able to understand what they are reading. However, when someone does not understand what they are reading, they cannot fully comprehend the text. In relation to the bible, not being able to …show more content…
They are an English Bible which comes in several of the forms, a Modern Edition of the Greek New Testament, which enables one to examine a particular in detail, an Exegetical Guide which helps the interpreter read the Greek text and produce a provisional translation, and a Greek-English Lexicon can be used as a dictionary for expounding text as well as a Greek Word Study Dictionary (36-49). Other resources mentioned is the Concordance of Greek Words that describes vocabulary, index of words and references; A New Testament Greek Grammar “involves the study of the changes that individual words undergo as well as how words relate to each other when used together in sentences” (Black