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Burnett Streeter
See Kümmel 327. Please see the symbol key for an explanation of the diagrams in this post series. In this post:
Greek and Hebrew
Despite the imperial connection that might have been expected to promote the Latin tongue, “[e]ven after Rome became the world power in the first century BCE, Greek continued to penetrate distant lands. (This was due largely to Rome’s policy of assimilation of cultures already in place, rather than destruction and replacement.) Consequently, [when Pompey conquered…
Heinrich Holtzmann
Early Holtzmann Late Holtzmann See Kümmel 151–55. Please see the symbol key for an explanation of the diagrams in this post series. In this post:
Minor Players
The linguistic situation in Palestine during the first century AD was, to say the least, quite complex because it involved interaction among four different languages—namely, Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. The presence of other languages is also apparent, and although few individuals were probably fluent in three or more of these languages, many were probably…
Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic Reader’s Bible
John Dyer has developed an online reader’s Bible, primarily as a pedagogical tool, that will allow customized output of text, vocabulary, and morphology. For instance, with just a few clicks and keystrokes, here’s a version of Gal 3:15–16 showing vocabulary that occurs 50 or fewer times in the New Testament. Kudos to John for creating…
Articles and Adjectives and Substantives: Oh, My!
Keeping the New Testament Greek, attributive adjective “position” classifications straight in one’s head can be challenging, but here is a short summary (see Porter 117): Article-adjective-substantive (e.g., ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος), Article-substantive-article-adjective (e.g., ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ ἀγαθὸς), Substantive-article-adjective (e.g., ἄνθρωπος ὁ ἀγαθὸς), Adjective-substantive or substantive-adjective (e.g., ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος or ἄνθρωπος ἀγαθὸς). In contrast to these four…