Lexham Methods Series

Volume 2

Linguistics & Biblical Exegesis

Edited by

Douglas Mangum

and

Josh Westbury

Lexham Methods Series: Volume 2: Linguistics & Biblical Exegesis

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Table of Contents

Series Preface

Abbreviations

Wendy Widder

1 Introduction to Linguistics and the Bible

1.1 Understanding Language

1.2 Understanding Linguistics

1.3 Linguistic Analysis Explained

1.4 Studying the Biblical Languages

1.5 Overview

1.6 Resources for Further Study

Wendy Widder

2 Linguistic Fundamentals

2.1 Phonology

2.2 Morphology

2.3 Semantics

2.4 Syntax

Jeremy Thompson & Wendy Widder

3 Language in Use

3.1 Pragmatics

3.2 Sociolinguistics

3.3 Resources for Further Study

Daniel Wilson & Michael Aubrey

4 Language Universals, Typology, and Markedness

4.1 Language Universals and Typology

4.2 Markedness

4.3 Resources for Further Study

Jeremy Thompson & Wendy Widder

5 Major Approaches to Linguistics

5.1 Comparative Philology

5.2 Structural Linguistics

5.3 Functionalism

5.4 Generative Grammar

5.5 Discourse Analysis

5.6 Cognitive Linguistics

Wendy Widder

6 Linguistic Issues in Biblical Hebrew

6.1 Problems with the Data

6.2 Verbal System

6.3 Semantics and Lexicography

6.4 Word Order

6.5 The Chronology and Typology Debate

6.6 Resources for Further Study

Michael Aubrey

7 Linguistic Issues in Biblical Greek

7.1 Problems with the Data

7.2 Verbal System

7.3 Semantics and Lexicography

7.4 Word Order

7.5 Resources for Further Study

Michael Aubrey

8 The Value of Linguistically Informed Exegesis

8.1 Greater Precision and Explanatory Power

8.2 Discourse Features

8.3 Language Typology

8.4 Resources for Further Study

Bibliography

Subject Index

Scripture Index