Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek: A Survey of Basic Concepts and Applications

by David Alan Black, Moisés Silva (Foreword by)

Overview

Introduces Greek students to the field of linguistics and shows how its findings can increase their understanding of the New Testament.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801020162
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2000
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David Alan Black (D.Theol., University of Basel) is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and New Testament editor of the International Standard Version of the Bible.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Preface to the Second Edition	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xvii
1	Introducing Linguistics: The Landscape and the Quest	1
	Why Study Linguistics?	1
	What Is a Linguist?	4
	What Is Linguistics?	5
	How Do Linguists Go About Their Work?	5
	How Does Linguistics Differ from Traditional Grammar?	12
	How Do Linguists Characterize Language?	15
	How Is Linguistics Related to Other Fields?	18
	Suggestions for Further Reading	22
2	Phonology: The Sounds of Greek	23
	Language as Sound	23
	The Speech Process	24
	Phonetics: How Sounds Are Made	25
	Phonemics: Sounds as System	40
	Common Phonological Processes in Greek	42
	Why Study Phonology?	51
	Suggestions for Further Reading	52
3	Morphology: The Anatomy of Greek Words	53
	The Concept of the Morpheme	53
	The Greek Morphological System	58
	Why Study Morphology?	91
	Suggestions for Further Reading	94
4	Syntax: The Architecture of the Greek Sentence	96
	Structure and Content Words	97
	Immediate Constituent Analysis	100
	Greek Sentence Patterns	102
	Expanding the Greek Sentence	106
	Transformations	114
	Suggestions for Further Reading	118
5	Semantics: Determining Meaning	120
	Etymology	121
	Word and Concept	123
	General and Secondary Meanings	124
	Synonyms, Hyponyms, and Opposites	125
	Semantic Classes	128
	Ambiguity	129
	Denotation and Connotation	130
	Idioms	131
	Rhetorical Language	132
	Semantic Change	136
	Analyzing Discourse	138
	Suggestions for Further Reading	141
6	Historical and Comparative Linguistics: The Biography of Greek	143
	The Indo-European Family of Languages	144
	The Story of Greek	149
	Major Characteristics of Koine Greek	156
	English and Greek	162
	Suggestions for Further Reading	168
7	Discourse Analysis: Getting the Big Picture	170
	Exemplar: The Discourse Structure of Philippians	172
	The Primary Text-Sequences of Philippians	173
	The Primary Sub-Sequences of Philippians	176
	Summary: The Discourse Structure of Philippians	191
	Conclusion	196
	Suggestions for Further Reading	197
	Postscript	199
	Subject Index	203
	Scripture Index	213