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Described as an "invaluable reference work" (Classical Philology) and "a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature" (Religious Studies Review) in its previous edition, this new updated American edition of Walter Bauer's Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments builds on its predecessor's staggering deposit of extraordinary erudition relating to Greek literature from all periods. Including entries for many more words, the new edition also lists more than 25,000 additional references to classical, intertestamental, Early Christian, and modern literature. In this edition, Frederick W. Danker's broad knowledge of Greco-Roman literature, as well as papyri and epigraphs, provides a more panoramic view of the world of Jesus and the New Testament. Danker has also introduced a more consistent mode of reference citation, and has provided a composite list of abbreviations to facilitate easy access to this wealth of information. Perhaps the single most important lexical innovation of Danker's edition is its inclusion of extended definitions for Greek terms. For instance, a key meaning of "episkopos" was defined in the second American edition as overseer; Danker defines it as "one who has the responsibility of safeguarding or seeing to it that something is done in the correct way, guardian." Such extended definitions give a fuller sense of the word in question, which will help avoid both anachronisms and confusion among users of the lexicon who may not be native speakers of English. Danker's edition of Bauer's Wörterbuch will be an indispensable guide for Biblical and classical scholars, ministers, seminarians, and translators.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Yes this is the best around, but just bear in mind that the English version has bits here and there added by the translaters, which are not to be found in the German original.
If you bear this in mind you should be okay, but some of the new layout of text can occasionally be less than straight forward.
If you bear this in mind you should be okay, but some of the new layout of text can occasionally be less than straight forward.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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If it were not for this lexicon the serious, but "linguistically challenged" scholar, would have a hard time understanding the correct usage of just about any Koine Greek word. By comparring the usage in the NT and the writings of Josephus and early Christian writers, we can discern how the early church used a certain Greek word, in fact, what the Apostle's intended to convey in their writings. No other lexicon in existance does this. If there is such a thing a "truth" this lexicon shows what the early church taught that it was. Throw out all of your other lexicons and buy this one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is THE reference for koine greek (the language of the New Testament). This particular version is not the latest, lacking the revisions of Danker, but for the interested amateur like myself, especially one on a limited budget, it is just perfect. One note: It is not an analytic lexicon, that is, it does not list every form of words explicitly so you do need to be able to parse words to get the base form to use it, but there are relatively cheap analytic lexicons that make good companions to this for those still learning the language. Also, for those wanting to work on other early Christian documents this lexicon includes words found in such works whereas most NT lexicons only include words found in the New Testament itself.
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