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Title: The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament by Robert K. Brown, Philip W. Comfort ISBN: 0-8423-4564-7 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 1993 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.68 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sometimes quirky translation, but great anyway
Comment: I use and like this book much more than I expected to. The interlinear translation is quirky sometimes, not always exact or consistent or as literal as an interlinear should be, and if I didn't know Greek at all I'd never know. But there aren't many of those mistakes. 99% of the time it's fine, far more literal and exact than even the NASB.
The biggest surprise for me is the NRSV translation that runs in the margin, alongside the interlinear. Knowing the RSV's reputation as a liberal, ecumenical translation, I expected to discount it, but I've been converted. I find that it's often more literal and conservative than the NASB, especially with the NRSV's excellent footnotes. I never will like the NRSV's "wind from God" in Genesis 1:2, but that's irrelevant here. I haven't found anything correspondingly weird in the NT. (I know wind and Spirit are the same word in Hebrew (and Greek)--that's not the point.) Anyway, I'm glad to have another good translation to consult.
There's a lot of powerful information in this book, in a very manageable size and at a reasonable cost. I like it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Large clear type, easy to read -- I love it
Comment: The "3rd Edition" in the title may be wrong. The book I bought used from this Amazon link is the 1993 corrected UBS 4th ed, Nestle-Aland 26th edition (it's the one I wanted anyway).
I have four Greek Bibles:
1) The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew-Greek-English, with Strong's concordance numbers above each word, Jay P. Green, Sr. 1985, cardovan leather-bound, single volume. Beautiful, good for study, but a little too big to carry around. Each page has two pairs of columns. The first column in each is narrow and has an English literal translation, and the second column has the Greek or Hebrew with Strong's numbers above and English words below each word. Limited notes, most in the very back. 976 standard-thickness pp. From the Preface: "The Hebrew text in the Old Testament is the Masoretic text....The Greek text in the New Testament is the Received Text...It is based on The New Testament in the Orig. Greek According to the Text Followed in the Authorized Version, ed by FHA Scrivener...1894-1902." The type is really small, and the breathing marks and accents are difficult to read, especially for a beginner. If you can already read Greek and Hebrew you will love it. It is also sold as a four volume set, with the NT in the fourth.
2) Interlinear Bible, Greek-English, Jay P. Green, fourth edition, 1972, red cloth hardback, textbook size. No concordance numbers and almost no notes at all. 421 standard-thickness pp. Two roughly equal width columns; first is English & Greek, second is English. The text in the Greek-English column is very small but clear, at least on the pages that printed out properly -- on many pages the ink is too light, just barely readable. I might get $0.50 for it at the used book store.
3) Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine, 27th Edition. The Greek is on one page, Latin on the other, no English, and no concordance numbers. The binding (soft cardboard, faux green leather) and paper (thin, good quality) are just like most common Bibles, nice. 812 pp. Lots of notes on most every page and in the back. The type quality is good, a bit bigger than that of a paperback novel, and the marks are easy to read. (Beginners, there are no macrons above Latin words.) Four maps inside covers. OK for beginners, a great study Bible.
4) (This Amazon item) Greek-English Interlinear New Testament, UBS 4th corrected ed, Nestle-Aland 26th, 1993, translators Robert K. Brown and Philip W. Comfort, maroon cloth hardback. This has the same text as the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece 26th edition. Each page has two columns. The first column has the English below Greek for each word. The second column is narrow and has the English translation. There are no concordance numbers and few notes. Standard textbook size, hardback binding, paper thickness, and quality. 913 pp. The fonts, including marks, are larger than those in my other Greek Bibles, the same size as in most textbooks. Very clear and easy to read, great for beginners. Excellent, I love it.
None of these have a lexicon. #2 has very limited grammar help in the front.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Modern Interlinear
Comment: I've used Marshall's Interlinear for over twenty years. I bought this more for comparison and have found it to be quite nice. The vocabulary is modern as opposed to Alfred Marshall who used some older vocabulary which doesn't communicate as well. I'm pleasantly surprised at how well some passages have been translated, even better than many standard translations such as the NASB or AV. Some words catch the translators and I can only surmise this is due to the difficulty of the idea rather than the actual words. I'm not particularly happy with the NRSV margin. It is a little too interpretive at times. The attempt to do away with gender which the translators felt was simply cultural has undermined some key biblical distinctions. "Sons and daughters" is not the same idea as "son" in the Greek language, a term which communicated special privilege within a family, not merely a family member. This is a minor matter for me as I seldom use the margin.
I have pastored and taught Bible studies for almost 20 years and always use an interlinear so that I can have access to the Hebrew or Greek and have found this interlinear very nice both in church and in home studies. My eyesight is still good so the personal size is convient for my briefcase. If you struggle seeing you may want to look at the regular size version of this bible.
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Title: Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English Old Testament, The by John R. III Kohlenberger ISBN: 031040200X Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 26 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $89.99 |
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Title: Word Study Greek-English New Testament by Paul McReynolds ISBN: 0842382909 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-To-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek by David Alan Black ISBN: 0801021812 Publisher: Baker Academic Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Greek New Testament by Kurt Aland ISBN: 3438051133 Publisher: American Bible Society Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation by Peter Cotterell ISBN: 0830817514 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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