I started a second blog called Scripture Zealot’s Other Blog. I’m using this instead of the ditzy twitter to keep track of what I’m doing as far as studying and other related things that don’t quite fit here. I purposely put it on the WordPress site instead of creating a second blog on my own here so that I wouldn’t be tempted to endlessly tweak it.

I’m slowly adding items to the Scripture Zealot Wiki.

I have added another page on this blog of Puritan Prayers. I used to dislike written out prayers but these changed my mind. I go through one at least once a week and never get tired of them. I formatted them for printing and thought I would provide them here. (I haven’t bought the Valley of Vision book yet.)

In going through Greek for the Rest of Us I was kind of overwhelmed with all the grammar—both English and Greek—so I decided to take notes. This way I can study 10 pages of notes instead of paging through the book. They are provided in PDF format here. These notes are tailored to me and don’t include the alphabet, information on translations, phrasing, word studies, how to read a commentary and many of the grammar examples.

If you are considering going through the book, this shows you part of what is covered. However, keep in mind the other information not in the notes is just as valuable as the Greek.

Do any of you diagram or phrase (as William Mounce puts it) Scripture? (This is not grammatical diagramming.) In his book Greek for the Rest of Us he describes this and shows us how to do it. I find it extremely helpful. If any of you do this and would like to help me, I will post examples of my work and you can critique it. I’ll post my first one which I have been working on this weekend on and off. Let me know what you think. The first one I’ve done completely on my own is
Phrasing of 1 Corinthians 1:17-31 (PDF File), which is what we’re studying in our group Bible study. That may be a rather large one to start with.

He mentions that this is usually part of a commentator’s exegesis of a passage and this will help us to understand commentaries in addition to understanding Scripture itself.

I find this book fascinating. I’m taking the Greek part of it very seriously but the parts about Bible translation(s) and phrasing make it all the more worth it.

I’m pretty much through week two (of six) which means I know the Greek alphabet, pronunciation, basic translation philosophies and very basic phrasing.

I may or may not post more about this as time goes on.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who doesn’t have time to really learn Greek but wants to know the basic grammar and be able to (hopefully) understand what those commentators are saying when they talk about Greek and its grammar.

I had no idea it includes more than just basic Greek. Thanks goes to Esteban for recommending this to me and helping me out.

Unfortunately the paperback doesn’t include the CD of his lectures. My library system has the hardcover which seems to be out of print right now.

Edit: As per Nathan’s review, as of now there are two hardcovers available at Eisenbrauns.

Jeff