Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek: A Survey of Basic Concepts and Applications

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Summary: Linguistics explains the secrets of New Testament Greek
Review: New Testament (Koine) Greek has long been taught as just another dead language. Black, an experienced teacher of Greek, changes the paradigm.Applying modern linguistic theory, Black shows how many of the so-called irregularities of Greek are actually normal and regular.The book covers the gamut: phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, etc. each section concludes with a short bibliography which can help students and teachers learn even more about linguistics and Koine Greek. An important text for newcomers and a useful review of Greek to sharpen rusty skills.