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Tools for Exegetes of the Greek NT

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Translation Helps

• Online resources• Software• Books

• See: www.gettysburgsem.org/mhoffman/greek/greekhelp.htm

GRAMMARS

• Boyce’s Grammar Notes (from website)• Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics by

Daniel B. Wallace (also available as add-in module for Logos/BibleWorks)

• A Manual Grammar of the Greek NT by Dana & Mantey

• A Greek Grammar of the NT by Blass, DeBrunner, Funk

• Idiom Book of NT Greek by Moule

GRAMMARS

• Grammatical Analysis of the Greek NT –Max Zerwick & Mary Grosvenor– in Library (BS2325 .Z47 1988 )– verse by verse organization– provides grammatical analysis for less

obvious words– basic definitions– some commentary on textual issues

TEXTUAL COMMENTARIES

• Textual Commentary on the Greek NT –Bruce Metzger– in Library (BS2325 .M43 )– highlights passages with notable text critical

issues– use in conjunction with the text

notes in your NET Bible– now part of BW7, add-in for Logos

GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICONS

• UBS Dictionary or Gingrich/Danker Shorter Lexicon– in UBS GNT, BibleWindows, BibleWorks– simple parsing help, basic definitions

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GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICONS

• Friberg’s Analytical Lexicon of the Greek NT– in Logos, BibleWorks, available as book– organized alphabetically– grammatical analysis of every word in NT– fuller definitions based on NT usage

– (other similar sorts of analytical lexicons are available, but this is probably the best)

GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICONS

• Greek-English Lexicon of the NTby Louw & Nida– in Library Ref (PA881 .G68 1989); Logos,

BibleWorks– organized according to semantic domains– use indices to look up by word, verse, or domain– useful for making comparisons between similar

Greek words– also provides insight into how a

word/concept is used in other languages

GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICONS

• Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott– available in Abridged (little Liddell); Intermediate

(middle Liddell); unabridged (Great Scott!)– in Library (PA445.E5 L6 1951 )– Intermediate included in Logos and BibleWorks– Unabridged now available for Logos and BW– link to full version in BibleWorks; online at:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0155

– is a dictionary of classical usage, but very helpful for setting NT usage in context

GREEKGREEK--ENGLISH LEXICONSENGLISH LEXICONS

• Theological Dictionary of the NTby Kittel and Friedrich– in Library (PA881 .T4713 1985 and PA881 .K514)– Abridged 1 vol. or Unabridged in 10 vols!

both are included in Logos; add-ins for BW– comprehensive treatment of Greek NT: secular

Greek background, role in OT, use in extra-biblical Jewish literature, and its varied uses in NT

– use with caution – it is a theological dictionary and hence reflects certain theological biases

GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICONS

• Exegetical Dictionary of the NTBalz and Schneider– 3 volumes– In library: BS2312 .E913 1990– Similar to BDAG but provides

some reflection on contextualuses in NT

– available as add-in for BWand Logos

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GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICONS

• Greek-English Lexicon of the NT and Other Early Christian Literature– Bauer, Danker, Arndt, Gingrich – In Library (PA881 .B38 2000 R); available as add-

in for BibleWorks, Logos, Accordance– This is the foremost Greek NT Lexicon

– Cf. http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/bdag.htm

CONCORDANCES

• Concordance to the Greek NT(Moulton and Geden)– Library Reference: BS2302 .M8 2002 R

• Concordance to the Novum TestamentumGraece of Nestle-Aland 26th Edition– Library Reference: BS2302 .C6 1985

– If you don’t have Bible software, oneof these is critical to look up whereelse in the NT a word is used

SYNOPSIS

• Synopsis of the Four Gospels (Aland)– Another necessity for Gospel studies– Synopsis Tool in BibleWorks

Parallel Passages in Logos– Online (but only in English):

http://www.utoronto.ca/religion/synopsis/

BIBLE DICTIONARIES

• Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (5+1 vols)– Library: BS440 .I63

BIBLE DICTIONARIES

• HarperCollins Bible Dictionary– Library: BS440 .H237 1996– Included in Logos

BIBLE COMMENTARIES• HarperCollins Bible Commentary

– Library: BS491.2 .H37 2000 R– add-in for Logos

• Other Commentary Series– Augsburg Fortress– Word– NIB– Sacra Pagina– Anchor

Cf.

www.gettysburgseminary.org/mhoffman/other/bibresources.htm