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In the past I posted two other reading plans for the Greek New Testament:
This plan below was put together by Dan Wallace, and I really like it. I appreciate the simplicity and focus of it, as it takes you through the books of the GNT in increasing order of difficulty. For most of us, reading a group a day, as is suggested, will be more than draining, though a chapter a day certainly is feasible. by Dan Wallace This list is organized along two lines: 1) easiest to most difficult, and 2) approximately 10 chapter segments which bear some semblance of unity (e.g., either literary [pastorals] or historical [James-Galatians]). If you do 1 group/day, you’ll read the whole NT in a month. John 1-11 John 12-21 1 John; 2 John; 3 John; Philemon Mark 1-8 Mark 9-16 Matthew 1-10 Matthew 11-20 Matthew 21-28 Revelation 1-11 Revelation 12-22 1 Thessalonians; 2 Thessalonians Ephesians; Colossians Philippians; Romans 1-8 Romans 9-16 1 Corinthians 1-10 1 Corinthians 11-16 Galatians; James 1 Peter; 1 Timothy 2 Timothy; Titus Jude; 2 Peter 2 Corinthians 1-7 2 Corinthians 8-13 Luke 1-8 Luke 9-16 Luke 17-24 Acts 1-10 Acts 11-19 Acts 20-28 Hebrews 1-7 Hebrews 8-13
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If you are a Christian then you believe that all Scripture is inspired by God. You believe that He is behind every word, directing every word, and that He has preserved His word for us today. But have you ever thought about how God inspired the Bible? Have you thought about how the Holy Spirit guided the men to write down the precise words which God wanted them to write?
Should we just blindly accept the Scriptures? For some, the response to these questions would be, “I just believe the Bible and take God at His word” or something to that effect. Some people just accept everything, no questions asked. Some would say that my questions in the previous paragraph are overly critical and could breed skepticism. But is that true? Should we just simply accept things of such importance and magnitude without knowing why or how? I do not believe so. We believe and accept the gospel by faith, but as Christians we should seek to understand as much of it as possible, and know why we believe what we claim to believe. The same is true of the Scriptures. We don’t just tell people, “believe in the gospel”, we have to first explain to them what the gospel is and why they must believe in it. The same is also true of the Scriptures. It is not right to say, “The Bible is God’s word, period. Just believe it and don’t ask any questions”. As a student of New Testament Greek, I found this Psalm of David (Black) very relevant and timely. If you've spent any time studying this language then this will resonate within you. Two parts of this Psalm really hit home with me: the scourge of participles, and the comfort of appendices and charts. Greek 23 A Psalm of David (Black) My textbook is my guide, I am never in need. It makes me learn the conjugations. It leads me beside the declensions. It restores my confidence in grammar. It guides me along the paths of exegesis For its publisher's sake. Even though I face the scourge of participles I will fear no evil, For you are with me. Your appendices and charts, They comfort me. You prepare an answer for me in the presence of my teachers. You anoint my mind with wisdom. My soul bursts with pleasure. Surely my textbook will follow me All the days of my life, And I will remain a Greek student forever.  The 28th Edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament is here. Peter Williams provides an exhaustive review here that will answer all your questions.
Novum Testamentum Graece 28 Are you going to jump on board, get rid of your UBS3 or 4 and NA27? What are your thoughts?  Who is your favorite New Testament writer? Some of us may have clear preferences, while others may be hard pressed to choose. Some, such as myself, like the simplicity and practicality of John. Others like the beautiful literary style of Luke. While others like the style of Paul.
Who is your favorite writer? Who are you most edified by reading? If you have one, what is your favorite NT book in Greek? Please share opinions, thoughts, reasons, etc, and let's make a discussion out of it. |