Tag: Greek
Get Metzger’s Manuscripts of the Greek Bible on Kindle
Among the growing body of scholarly resources available on Kindle (sans page numbers, unfortunately), is Bruce Metzger’s Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Palaeography. Sounds like a good thing to read electronically in bright sunlight to me. 🙂
Oxyrhynchus Papyri on Logos
The equivalent of 15 print volumes of over 1,800 Oxyrhynchus Papyri fragments are now available to order from Logos via their pre-publication discount program. Details about the module and a list of the papyri it will include are available here.
Gems from Justin
While reading around Justin Martyr’s First Apology this morning, I came across a few interesting points. Historical In discussing the injustice of Christians’ condemnation, Justin says, By the mere application of a name, nothing is decided, either good or evil, apart from the actions implied in the name; and indeed, so far at least as…
Comment on Aspect and Actionsart
http://evepheso.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/aspect-aktionsart-one-more-time-part-ii/ Blass’s discussion slightly earlier [§56.1 – 1898, MacMillan, trans. H. St. J. Thackeray] affirms, perhaps slightly more explicitly, that the Greek tenses express time relations “absolutely, i.e. with reference to the stand-point of the speaker or narrator, and not relatively, i.e. with reference to something else that occurs in the speech or narrative” (italics…
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…