Psa. 14:1 ¶ Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυιδ.
Κύριε, τίς παροικήσει ἐν τῷ σκηνώματί σου
καὶ τίς κατασκηνώσει ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ ἁγίῳ σου;
Psa. 14:2 πορευόμενος ἄμωμος καὶ ἐργαζόμενος δικαιοσύνην,
λαλῶν ἀλήθειαν ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ,
Psa. 14:3 ὃς οὐκ ἐδόλωσεν ἐν γλώσσῃ αὐτοῦ
οὐδὲ ἐποίησεν τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ κακὸν
καὶ ὀνειδισμὸν οὐκ ἔλαβεν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἔγγιστα αὐτοῦ·
Psa. 14:4 ἐξουδένωται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πονηρευόμενος,
τοὺς δὲ φοβουμένους κύριον δοξάζει·
ὁ ὀμνύων τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἀθετῶν·
Psa. 14:5 τὸ ἀργύριον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἐπὶ τόκῳ
καὶ δῶρα ἐπ᾿ ἀθῴοις οὐκ ἔλαβεν.
ὁ ποιῶν ταῦτα οὐ σαλευθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

τουτος ψαλμος ᾁδει του δικαιου, του εργαζομενου δικαιοσυνην. ὁ δικαιος ου ψευδος αλλα λαλει αλεθειαν. ου ποιει κακον τῳ πλησιον αυτου αλλα ποιει αγαθον. ενεκεν τουτου, το πλησιον αυτου αγαπᾳ αυτον. και ὁ δικαιος μισει πονηρον, αγαπᾳ δε τους αγαποντας κυριον. ὁ γαρ δικαιος ου μαρτυρει ψευδῶς ουτε διδωται αργυριον επι τοκῳ, κακος γαρ εισιν εν οφθαλμοις του κυριου. δικαιον Θεος εχει εν χειρει αυτου και ουκ σαλευθησεται ὁ δικαιος.

κυριε, θελω ειναι δικαιος. ουκ αξιος αλλα σὺ με εποιησεν δικαιος δια ὑιου σου. χρειαν εχω χαριτος σου οτι ου δυναμαι ειναι δικαιος ει μη χαριτι. μονον εστιν ἁγιον πνευμα. λατρευει με και ὑιος σου καταριζει με απο παντας αδικιας. ευχαριστω σοι, κυριε οτι αξιος εἶ. μεγας εἶ και δοξασω σε εν ψυχῃ μου. δυνασαι ποιειν παντα.

τεκνον,

αλεξανδρος

So now that I’m back working full time, I’m contemplating what my next Accordance purchase should be. I know I need to get BDAG: it is the standard Greek lexicon. I currently have the 2nd edition in print, but having the newest electronically would be quite handy. You get a discount when you get it bundled with HALOT (the standard Hebrew lexicon), but it would be strange for me to spend >$100 on a language I don’t know yet! I’m also contemplating getting the “Church Father and Church History” set.  It appears to be quite extensive, and even has Greek/Latin in the footnotes from what I can tell.  However, I’m afraid that the translations would be old and difficult to read, and that Greek/Latin would be difficult to access.  Still, it’s an impressive set.  Finally, I could add to my Greek collection with some works from people like Philo, Josephus, or the Greek pseudepigrapha.  The last sounds especially tempting….

I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting BDAG in some way.  Beyond that, any suggestions?

~alex

Right now, I’m debating what to do with the free time I’ll have over the Summer.  There’s lots of authors I’d like to get to, including N.T. Wright’s scholarly stuff, Gordon Fee, etc.  I need to finish Campbell’s The Deliverance of God.  The summer will likely be focused on Paul and Greek, since I’m taking a Paul class in the Fall.   However, I might spiff up this Paul/Ignatius paper a little bit.

Any suggestions for the Amazon Wish List?

~alex

Today, I decided  to setup an Amazon Associate’s account.  For the uninitiated, it would mean that any books purchased at Amazon after clinking links on my blog would earn me small gift certificates.  The price doesn’t change at all, I’d just get a small kickback to help me buy more books.  Unfortunately I live in one of the two states (grr North Carolina!) which Amazon refuses to deal with because of our tax code.  Even more strangely, we have a reputation of prostituting ourselves jumping through hoops to get technology corporations to come here.  See this and this.

Oh well.  My paltry schemes to get cheap books have failed!

~alex