TY  - BOOK
AU  - Runge,Steven E.
TI  - Discourse grammar of the Greek New Testament: a practical introduction for teaching and exegesis 
T2  - Lexham Bible reference series
SN  - 9781598565836 (alk. paper)
AV  - PA817 .R86 2010
U1  - 487/.4 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Peabody, Mass.
PB  - Hendrickson Publishers Marketing
KW  - Bible
KW  - New Testament
KW  - Language, style
KW  - Greek language, Biblical
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Discourse analysis
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-404) and index
N2  - This work fills a significant need for a well-researched yet readable guide to discourse analysis. Using cross-linguistic principles and providing copious examples from both narratives and episles, Runge takes the reader from linguistic theory to practical exegetical application. Introducing a function-based approach to linguistics, Runge explores New Testament Greek grammatical conventions by focusing on the communication tasks they accomplish. His study of the ways in which words are used in texts and contexts has less to do with the specifics of speech and more to do with how humans are wired to process it. Therefore, Runge looks at how all languages operate before focusing on Greek. This examination of linguistics in general simplifies the analytical process, and explains how and why we communicate as we do. Readers will learn that discourse analysis necessarily complements today's formal approaches to linguistics, as they are simultaneously led to a more accurate description of the biblical text
ER  -