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Designed as a textbook for teaching introductory Greek grammar and syntax, Greek Is Good Grief: Laying the Foundation for Exegesis and Exposition uses a graded database, beginning with the simpler Greek of John 1, moving to Mark 8 as an example of middle level Greek, and concluding with 1 Thessalonians 1–2 as representative of Paul’s style. Working from that database, the chapters introduce first...

Robert L. Short begins the fifth chapter in his book, The Gospel According to Peanuts, by writing, “ ‘Good grief!’ may seem to be a contradiction in terms. But actually there are two distinct types of grief—good and not-so-good grief: ‘For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death’ (2 Cor 7:10).”1 Many students view the study of New Testament Greek as an especially nefarious source of “grief.” It requires an investment of time,
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