Biblical Greek Language and Lexicography - Paperback

by Bernard A. Taylor (Editor)

As the basis of modern translations of the Scriptures, biblical Greek and lexicography are disciplines vital to our understanding of the original Christian message. This volume, which celebrates the career of Frederick W. Danker, presents the state of the art in Greek and biblical language studies.

Front Jacket

Frederick W. Danker is deservedly recognized as one of todaybs foremost Greek lexicographers. Unique among contemporary biblical scholars, Danker has lived to see the publication of two major Greek dictionaries that he himself edited. While he was part of the editorial team that produced the second edition of "A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature," he alone thoroughly revised the entire dictionary to produce the third edition, popularly known as BDAG. Projects like these have considerably advanced New Testament lexicography in the twentieth century and have laid a solid foundation for further lexicographical work in the twenty-first.

"Biblical Greek Language and Lexicography" celebrates the life and work of Professor Danker. In character with his contribution to Greek scholarship, the essays have been chosen to assist biblical Greek students and their teachers to develop a deeper understanding of aspects of Greek language and lexicography. Among the topics of discussion are the way one discovers the meaning of words, current tools available to students of language, and the approach being used in the latest New Testament and Septuagint Greek dictionaries. The book also features rich footnotes directing students to important Greek language resources, a selected bibliography of Dankerbs publications, an appendix listing BDAG precursors, and four indexes -- biblical references, Greek words, Hebrew forms, and grammatical and lexicographical terms.

Sure to interest scholars, teachers, pastors, and students, this volume is both a worthy tribute to the career of Frederick Danker and a valuable presentation of the state of the art in Greek andbiblical language studies.

Contributors: Rykle Borger
Cameron Boyd-Taylor
Peter R. Burton
Randall Buth
Frederick William Danker
John H. Elliott
Trevor V. Evans
Erik Eynikel
Katrin Hauspie
William A. Johnson
John A. L. Lee
Barclay M. Newman Jr.
Takamitsu Muraoka
Stanley E. Porter
Terry Roberts
Bernard A. Taylor
James W. Voelz
Richard E. Whitaker

Author Biography

Scholar in residence at University Church, Loma Linda, California.