A thoroughgoing revision of the author's practical and widely-used Greek grammar, this book provides a grasp of the principles of Greek grammar that are meaningful in exegesis. The book includes new material from further years of teaching and research and an added Scripture index.
This text presents 44 lessons and many exercises that introduce the elements of Greek essential to theological students reading the New Testament (in Greek). The vocabulary (glossary) is of particular use, including every word which appears more than 30 times in the New Testament.
The author looks at varieties of language and considers these in relation to communication and task-based language learning.
God in Translation offers a substantial, extraordinarily broad survey of ancient attitudes toward deities, from the Late Bronze Age through ancient Israel and into the New Testament. Looking closely at relevant biblical texts and at their cultural contexts, Mark S. Smith demonstrates that the biblical attitude toward deities of other cultures is not uniformly negative, as is commonly supposed. …
Three authors help shed light on understanding the Bible, not just as the inspired work of God, but also looking at the different genres that make up the Bible's books--poetry, historical narrative, wisdom literature, story, parables, and more.