Forthcoming Title Greek is Great Gain: A Method for Exegesis and Exposition By William J. Larkin Combining rigour and ease of use, this book presents a new approach to Biblical exegesis which will be invaluable to students and ministers alike. ISBN-13: 9780718891923 Specifications: 229x152 mm, 370pp, Paperback Price: £19.50 • US$42.50 Publication: December 2008 Order this Title Now

About this Book

The book presents to students and pastors an exegetical method with a rigour worthy of Scripture and a practicality suitable for weekly use.

It has additional features that enable the expositor to develop a holistic understanding of the role of Greek in ministry. From surveying the Biblical text to viewing it in its historical and literary context and genre, from engaging in analysis of grammatical and rhetorical features to addressing lexical and theological matters, the method guides expositors to unlock its meaning.

Greek is Great Gain clearly lives up to its subtitle in providing a method that successfully moves preachers or teachers of the Word from Exegesis to Exposition.

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations

1. Using Greek in Ministry
2. Definitions and Presuppositions
3. Greek Reading and Computer Resources
4. Finished Translation and Mechanical Layout
5. Survey
6. Historical and Literary Analysis
7. Genre Analysis: Epistle
8. Genre Analysis: Historical Narrative and Prophetic-Apocalyptic
9. Grammar and Rhetorical Features
10. Word Study: Focus the Meaning
11. Word Study: Illumine the Meaning
12. Theological Analysis
13. Synthesis
14. Interpretation and Application for Contemporary Culture
15. Homiletical and Didactic Appropriation
16. Periodic Preparation

Appendix: Greek Grammar Guides
Bibliography

About the Author

William J. Larkin is professor of New Testament and Greek at Columbia International University Seminary and School of Missions. He is author of Culture and Biblical Hermeneutics (1988, 2003); Acts (IVP New Testament Commentary, 1995); Acts in Luke and Acts (Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, vol. 12; 2006). He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America.