The Authorized Bible of the Apostles?

The history of the Greek translation of the Old Testament is a fascinating topic that is full of interesting details. Speaking of this, it's important to know that there certainly was not one single authorized Greek translation of the OT in the first century AD. Christians and Jews in the first century used various versions …

Going Deeper with New Testament Greek: A Brief Review

For the past few months I’ve been working through Kostenberger/Merkle/Plummer’s ”Going Deeper with New Testament Greek” (B&H Academic, Nashville: 2020). Although I did take Greek in college and in seminary, from time to time I like to get a new Greek grammar/syntax in order to keep learning the language. I’m about 60% finished with Going …

Septuaginta: Reader’s Edition

When studying the NT in depth, it's hard to miss the fact that many NT authors often cite or quote a Greek version of the Hebrew OT. For two examples of many, in 1 Cor. 10:7 Paul quotes a Greek version of Exodus 32.6 word for word. In Rom. 15:3 the apostle quotes a Greek …

A Helpful Resource for Learning Greek Vocab

Today there are tons of resources to help people learn biblical Greek. From apps to videos to flashcards, thankfully we have quite a few tools at our disposal for learning NT Greek. And people are different. Some learn vocabulary best with flashcards. Others learn well from an app. I'm a bit old school when it …

The Greek New Testament: Reader’s Edition (UBS5) – A Short Review

 I've had my Greek New Testament (UBS 4th Revised Edition) since 2004 when I was in seminary.  It's been my main NT Greek Bible ever since.  Although I had to tape the spine, it's held together pretty well. I typically try to keep the same Bibles as long as possible, but recently I purchased the …