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Title: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature by William Arndt, Walter Bauer, Frederick W. Danker ISBN: 0-226-03933-1 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 30 November, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $125.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: an essential
Comment: With the exception of the short dictionary at the back of my Greek New Testament, no tool has been of more use in my study of Biblical Greek than this lexicon.
More than just a dictionary, the strength of this lexicon is that it gives both specific meanings of words in context as well as a knowledge of the shadings of meaning that a word carries throughout the Bible. This moves the student from a general grasp of a thing to an attentiveness to the precise way God has made himself known--there is nothing quite like it.
As other reviewers have noted, this is probably not a good place for beginners hoping to do a word study to jump in. I'd recommend Vine's for that. I also recommend that those serious in the study of Biblical Greek use this book in conjunction with a Greek New Testament, Mr. Mounce's Grammar (his lexicon is handy too), and Zerwick's Grammatical Analysis. This broad group of tools should help keep you from falling pray to a single interpretive spin.
Don't let its size and price scare you off--this book is essential for the student of Biblical Greek.
Rating: 5
Summary: Intelllectually demanding, but worth it
Comment: This book makes you work for each little bit of understanding. The method of giving many, many different examples of usage for each Greek word really broadens your understanding of each word, but is time-consuming.
This lexicon is excellent for word studies beyond the Strong's level and will drive you nuts if you don't know your case forms yet (I know from experience).
But all in all, this is a resource no Biblical scholar or wannabe scholar should be without. I'd recommend getting Strong's Concordance, Vine's Expository Dictionary, a Greek New Testament and this book to go along with a New American Standard Bible for the novice in Greek.
Your understanding of the New Testament and of Greek will grow by leaps and bounds with diligent study of these very basic resources - even if you don't intend to study Koine Greek professionally.
Rating: 3
Summary: Consider the 1979 edition at half the price (used)!
Comment: Danker brings tremendous industry and learning to this new edition of what is, without question, the ultimate lexicon of New Testament Greek in English. Since so many other reviews appraise the (very great) absolute value of the 3rd edition, I feel that it's appropriate to sound a cautionary note about whether the 3rd edition really shines that much relative to the 2nd edition. (...)
In short, the 2nd edition is a monument of scholarship, a rock of scholarly solidity and clarity that has not been suddenly rendered obsolete. One's enthusiasm for shelling out for the 3rd edition is a bit dampened when you consider several issues:
(...)To conclude, there is obviously an audience who needs to have the absolute most current edition: namely, scholars who are going to follow up all the references in the bibliography, who need to have the published record (the 3rd edition) of every iota of deepened reflection reached by Danker. But the 2nd edition is not just a book now useful only to "unscholarly" readers. It was published in 1979, making use of Qumran material, etc., and it continues to offer its users a lucid and authoritative account of the NT lexicon.
I am not a NT specialist, but a Classics professor. I think my demands for quality philological information with which to read the NT are pretty high. The 2nd edition meets them to my satisfaction. I'd not be distressed to have only the 3rd edition--on the whole, its advantages outweigh its annoyances--but there is certainly not $50 worth of difference in the value of these editions.
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Title: Greek New Testament (With Dictionary) by B. Aland, K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos ISBN: 3438051133 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.99 |
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Title: Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics by Daniel B. Wallace ISBN: 0310218950 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 02 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Reader's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, A by Sakae Kubo ISBN: 0310269202 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 25 December, 1975 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger ISBN: 3438060108 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors by Gordon D. Fee ISBN: 0664223168 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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