NEW TESTAMENT
GREEK
A LINGUISTIC
AND EXEGETICAL
APPROACH
RICHARD A. YOUNG
Nashville, Tennessee
© 1994
by Broadman & Holman Publishers
All rights reserved
4210–59
ISBN-13: 978-0-8054-1059-4
Dewey Decimal Classification: 225.48
Subject Heading: Bible. New Testament // Greek Language
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 94–8694
Composition and diagrams by Kelby Bowers,
COMPublishing, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Young, Richard A., 1944–.
Intermediate New Testament Greek: a linguistic and exegetical approach / by Richard A. Young.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8054-1059-7
1. Greek language, Biblical—Grammar. 2. Bible. N.T.—Language, style.
I. Title.
PA817.Y68 1994
487'.4—dc20 94–8694
Introduction: Language Study and the Exegetical Task
1 Nominative, Vocative, and Accusative
7 Present, Imperfect, and Future
8 Aorist, Perfect, and Pluperfect
10 Participles
11 Infinitives
12 Conjunctions
15 Special Sentences and Clauses
18 Diagraming
In keeping with my intent to write an exegetically based textbook for use in intermediate Greek classes, I have found it necessary to deviate from most intermediate grammars in several areas.
First, this text is not a grammar in the traditional sense. Traditional grammar is confined to the surface structure of a language: the forms and structure of words (morphology) and their arrangement in phrases and sentences (syntax). It does not concern itself with possible skewing or mismatch between surface structure form and deep structure meaning. Traditional grammar has also been confined to sentence analysis, without taking into consideration how literary and situational contexts influence meaning. Because conventional sentence-based grammar studies only one aspect of the communication process in isolation from all other aspects, it is unable to make definitive statements concerning meaning.
The objective of students in seminary Greek classes, however, is to use Greek in exegesis of the New Testament. This text is designed to help students by augmenting traditional grammar with insights from modern linguistics. Its purpose is to train students to become exegetes, not merely grammarians. It is an exegetically based treatment of topics normally discussed in intermediate grammars of New Testament Greek.
Most grammars have delved into exegesis to a certain degree, often with a disclaimer that what they are doing is not grammar. For example, Moulton (1978:72) remarks that the study of subjective and objective genitives is not a matter of grammar but of exegesis. The same holds true for the interpretation of adverbial participles and tense functions. This ...
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About Intermediate New Testament Greek: A Linguistic and Exegetical ApproachThe Intermediate New Testament Greek is an excellent resource for the second-year Greek student, and for the minister wanting to use Greek more effectively in his teaching. Beyond merely presenting New Testament Greek grammar, the author focuses on helping students learn to use their knowledge of Greek in the exegesis of the New Testament. Moving past the surface structure of the language, Dr. Young introduces students to a number of modern linguistic models. These include a modified transformational grammar, propositional analysis, genre criticism, semantic structural analysis, pragmatics (what the speaker meant by the words), speech act theory, and discourse analysis. Young presents a broader picture of communication that examines both the language of the Greek New Testament and how its meaning is influenced by its literary and situational context. Avoiding the risk in interpreting isolated sentences, this book helps teach the student to see how the context of a sentence determines its meaning, and then links the meaning of a text to the intent of the author. This aids the student to connect the author’s intent to the author’s purpose, which is to communicate certain ideas to his audience in a specific situation. Most chapters end with exercises the student will find helpful. The Appendix offers a summary of the semantic relations presented in the text. A bibliography, a scripture index and subject index completes the resource. |
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