Linguistics and New Testament Greek

Key Issues in the Current Debate

David Alan Black

and

Benjamin L. Merkle, eds.

a division of Baker Publishing Group

Grand Rapids, Michigan

© 2020 by David Alan Black and Benjamin L. Merkle

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Black, David Alan, 1952– editor. | Merkle, Benjamin L., 1971– editor.

Title: Linguistics and New Testament Greek : key issues in the current debate / David Alan Black and Benjamin L. Merkle, eds.

Description: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020007330 | ISBN 9781540961068 (paperback) | ISBN 9781540963444 (casebound)

Subjects: LCSH: Greek language, Biblical. | Bible. New Testament—Language, style.

Classification: LCC PA695 .L56 2020 | DDC 487/.4—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020007330

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To the students at

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Contents

Abbreviations

Preface: Where Did We Come From?

David Alan Black

1. Linguistic Schools

Stanley E. Porter

2. Aspect and Tense in New Testament Greek

Constantine R. Campbell

3. The Greek Perfect Tense-Form: Understanding Its Usage and Meaning

Michael G. Aubrey

4. The Greek Middle Voice: An Important Rediscovery and Implications for Teaching and Exegesis

Jonathan T. Pennington...

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About Linguistics and New Testament Greek: Key Issues in the Current Debate

This work offers students the most current discussion of the major issues in Greek and linguistics by leading authorities in the field. Featuring an all-star lineup of New Testament Greek scholars—including Stanley Porter, Constantine Campbell, Stephen Levinsohn, Jonathan Pennington, and Robert Plummer—it examines the latest advancements in New Testament Greek linguistics, making it an ideal intermediate supplemental Greek textbook. Chapters cover key topics such as verbal aspect, the perfect tense, deponency and the middle voice, discourse analysis, word order, and pronunciation.

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