Beyond the Greek New Testament

Advanced Readings for Students of Biblical Studies

Max Botner

• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781540965028
• eBook ISBN:
  9781493437931
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Reference

Many New Testament Greek students have laid the groundwork necessary to read other ancient Greek texts, and yet they shy away from it. In this book, an expert in Greek teaches those students to read beyond the New Testament, showing both how to do it and why it matters.

This helpful Greek language resource equips students to read and enjoy the vast corpus of ancient Greek literature. It covers a variety of relevant texts from the Septuagint and the Apostolic Fathers to Homer and Ignatius, making it a perfect supplemental text for courses on Greek or New Testament backgrounds. The book also considers the specific challenges students face when they seek to read complex Hellenistic and classical texts. Each reading includes a brief introduction to the text, suggested readings, and extensive footnotes that provide key points of grammar, vocabulary help, and cross-references to major Greek grammars.

Students will acquire a greater capacity to read larger portions of Greek text and the confidence that no text or author is beyond their reach.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• PART 1: Reading the Septuagint
• PART 2: Reading the Apostolic Fathers
• PART 3: Reading Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
• PART 4: Reading Philo
• PART 5: Reading Josephus
• PART 6: Reading Historians and Biographers
• PART 7: Reading Philosophers and Rhetoricians
• PART 8: Reading Poets and Playwrights
• Works Cited
• Back Cover