It's Greek to Me!

 This week I'm going to share an item left to me by my maternal grandfather, Dr. John Roy Stewart. He was a Baptist pastor for about 60 years, and in his studies he was required to learn both Greek and Hebrew. And I have this...

This leather bound book, about a foot tall and pretty heafty at over 1700 pages, is my grandfather's Greek/English dictionary. He actually used it when he was in school and later when he would write sermons.

Here's a look at the spine...

...and the pages.

This is the title page. It looks pretty old, huh?

Well, that's because it is! It was published in 1865. Obviously, my grandfather picked it up used...

Here's a sample page. They're all about the same, as far as I can tell...

And here's who sold the book. Are they still there? Probably not, but I haven't checked, to be real honest.

And there you have it. A treasure to me because, although I have no use for it, I know my grandfather used it quite a bit! And having a 160 year old academic text on my bookshelf makes me feel just a little bit smarter, I guess!

Until next time, keep searching for treasure!