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Choosing Greek Words and Cross-References for Primary Participants

Did you know that the book of 1 Peter has 1,684 words in the original language?  In addition, Peter quotes or references the Old Testament more than 20 times in his first letter.  As if that wasn't enough, by my count, there are about 25 Old Testament quotes and references within the Primary 2019 NBBC Memory Passages. It is no wonder that I (and maybe even you) have been drowning in Greek words and cross-references over the past few weeks.  In an effort to create lists that are organized and manageable for our family's Primary contestants (and to help our young Junior kiddos build effective study habits), I have been combing through lists of hundreds of terms, to the point of dreaming Greek words!  To say that picking "enough" of the "right" words and cross-references is overwhelming is truly an understatement. For anyone checking out the resource pages here on our blog, you may notice that there are some changes.  That is because I started doing thi