New Testament Theology and the Greek Language

A Linguistic Reconceptualization

Stanley E. Porter

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN:
  9781009240000
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

In this book, Stanley E. Porter offers a unique, language-based critique of New Testament theology by comparing it to the development of language study from the Enlightenment to the present. Tracing the histories of two disciplines that are rarely considered together, Porter shows how the study of New Testament theology has followed outmoded conceptual models from previous eras of intellectual discussion. He reconceptualizes the study of New Testament theology via methods that are based upon the categories of modern linguistics, and demonstrates how they have already been applied to New Testament Greek studies. Porter also develops a workable linguistic model that can be applied to other areas of New Testament research. Opening New Testament Greek linguistics to a wider audience, his volume offers numerous examples of the productivity of this linguistic model, especially in his chapter devoted to the case study of the Son of Man.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Preface
• List of Abbreviations
• New Testament Theology and Greek Linguistics: A Contextualized Introduction
• Part I The Origins of New Testament Theology and Greek Linguistics
• Part II The Present State of New Testament Theology and Greek Linguistics
• Part III The Possible Futures of New Testament Theology
• Bibliography
• Modern Author Index
• Ancient Source Index