A Dictionary of English Grammar for Students of Biblical Languages
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Overview
A Dictionary of English Grammar for Students of Biblical Languages is a short resource of English grammatical terms explained for students of biblical Greek and Hebrew. The terms are organized alphabetically and defined according to their use in the English language. Explanations of how the terms are utilized in Greek and Hebrew are also included.
- Provides grammatical terms explained for students of biblical Greek and Hebrew
- Explains how the terms are utilized in Greek and Hebrew
- Contains definitions according to their use in the English language
Top Highlights
“A clause may stand alone in a simple sentence (independent clause) or support other clauses within a compound sentence (dependent clause). See Independent clause; Subordinate clause.” (Page 39)
“In a resource like this one, it is important for a translation to lie somewhere between the two ends of the spectrum.” (Page 15)
“the NRSV provided the best balance of formality with a high correspondence of Hebrew/Greek to English vocabulary” (Page 15)
“Functional equivalent translations make most of the interpretive” (Page 15)
- Title: A Dictionary of English Grammar for Students of Biblical Languages
- Author: Kyle Greenwood
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication Date: 2020
- Pages: 112
- Resource Type: Dictionary
- Topic: Languages
Kyle Greenwood (PhD, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion) is a former associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew Language at Colorado Christian University. He currently teaches as associated faculty with Denver Seminary. Greenwood wrote Scripture and Cosmology: Reading the Bible Between the Ancient World and Modern Science and has contributed numerous essays to the field. His second book is Since the Beginning: Interpreting Genesis 1-2 Through the Ages.
