Scribes Trained for the Kingdom

<p>As a Pre-Grammar this book is intended as a prelude leading to New Testament (NT) Greek studies. (1) It focuses on why the pursuit of Greek as a spiritual discipline can be an exciting adventure that forever changes the way one reads the Bible; and (2) it gives one a taste of the language—a kind of “jump start.” Each chapter is divided into two sections:</p><p>I. SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE (with various titles)   The first section of each chapter is the primary focus of the book.  It emphasizes and illustrates why the pursuit of NT Greek can be a spiritual discipline:  a life-long encounter with biblical texts  a spiritual journey.</p><p>Chapters 1-3 briefly describe spiritual disciplines and why the pursuit of NT Greek belongs here. <br />Chapters 4-10 lay out seven (7) benchmarks one for each chapter.  By looking at one specific text from the Gospel of Matthew (13:52) these chapters highlight the pursuit of NT Greek as one way of serving God:  a truly spiritual discipline.  <br />II. TIME FOR GREEK (always this title) The second section of each chapter offers some very basic Greek enough to give readers a taste for the language. This is not a “shortcut” to learning Greek. (There is no such thing!) Here a mere taste of Greek is offered at a light pace a kind of “jump start” into the language or maybe like a “sampler” in a restaurant.  This small amount of the language is intended to help one see the larger picture as a way of serving God and to whet the appetite for taking the next step.   A focus only or even primarily on the Greek part of this book will result in missing the point of the book.</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS  <br />Explanation of Chapter Format:  9<br />Master List:  The 7 Spiritual Benchmarks    11<br />1 A GREEK EXPERIENCE    13<br />2 A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE    21<br />3 A TIME TO SOW    31<br />4 SCRIBES    39<br />5 TRAINED    47<br />6 KINGDOM OF HEAVEN    55<br />7 HOUSEHOLD MANAGER    69<br />8 TREASURE    83<br />9 NEW    93<br />10 OLD    103<br />APPENDIX    119</p>