
Beyond the Greek New Testament - Advanced Readings for Students of Biblical Studies
Advanced Readings for Students of Biblical Studies
Max Botner(Author)
Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Published on 19. September 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-5409-6502-8 (ISBN)
Description
Many New Testament Greek students have laid the groundwork necessary to read other ancient Greek texts, and yet they shy away from it. In this book, an expert in Greek teaches those students to read beyond the New Testament, showing both how to do it and why it matters.
This helpful Greek language resource equips students to read and enjoy the vast corpus of ancient Greek literature. It covers a variety of relevant texts from the Septuagint and the Apostolic Fathers to Homer and Ignatius, making it a perfect supplemental text for courses on Greek or New Testament backgrounds. The book also considers the specific challenges students face when they seek to read complex Hellenistic and classical texts. Each reading includes a brief introduction to the text, suggested readings, and extensive footnotes that provide key points of grammar, vocabulary help, and cross-references to major Greek grammars.
Students will acquire a greater capacity to read larger portions of Greek text and the confidence that no text or author is beyond their reach.
This helpful Greek language resource equips students to read and enjoy the vast corpus of ancient Greek literature. It covers a variety of relevant texts from the Septuagint and the Apostolic Fathers to Homer and Ignatius, making it a perfect supplemental text for courses on Greek or New Testament backgrounds. The book also considers the specific challenges students face when they seek to read complex Hellenistic and classical texts. Each reading includes a brief introduction to the text, suggested readings, and extensive footnotes that provide key points of grammar, vocabulary help, and cross-references to major Greek grammars.
Students will acquire a greater capacity to read larger portions of Greek text and the confidence that no text or author is beyond their reach.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
662 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5409-6502-8 (9781540965028)
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Person
Max Botner (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of biblical studies at William Jessup University in Rocklin, California. He is the author of Jesus Christ as the Son of David in the Gospel of Mark, which won the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise, and the coeditor of Atonement: Jewish and Christian Origins.
Content
Introduction
Part 1: Reading the Septuagint
Part 2: Reading the Apostolic Fathers
Part 3: Reading Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
Part 4: Reading Philo
Part 5: Reading Josephus
Part 6: Reading Historians and Biographers
Part 7: Reading Philosophers and Rhetoricians
Part 8: Reading Poets and Playwrights
Part 1: Reading the Septuagint
Part 2: Reading the Apostolic Fathers
Part 3: Reading Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
Part 4: Reading Philo
Part 5: Reading Josephus
Part 6: Reading Historians and Biographers
Part 7: Reading Philosophers and Rhetoricians
Part 8: Reading Poets and Playwrights