Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.25.2, pp. 893-977
 
The Language of the New Testament
by James W. Voelz, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Table of Contents

Part I: A History of the Investigation of the Problem 894

I. Early Studies

894

II. The Nineteenth Century

900

III. DEISSMANN

906

IV. Early Reaction to DEISSMANN

910

V. The Modern Era: 1929-1981

919
Part II. The Nature of NT Greek 930

I. The Historical Setting of the Language of the New Testament

931

1. The Development and General Characteristics of koinê Greek

931

2. The Atticistic Reaction

935

II. Characteristics of NT Greek

937

1. Hellenic Features

937

A. Vocabulary

937

B. Phonology

939

C. Morphology

940

(1) Nouns

940

(2) Adjectives

941

(3) Pronouns

941

(4) Verbs

941

(5) Particles

942

D. Syntax

943

(1) Sentence Structure

943

(2) Basic Verbal Characteristics

944

(a) Mood

944

(i) Indicative

944

(ii) Subjunctive

945

(iii) Optative

945

(b) Voice

946

(c) Tense

947

(i) Indicative Mood

947

(ii) Non-Indicative Moods

948

(iii) Participles

949

(3) Infinitive

950

(4) Participle

951

(5) Case

953

(6) Prepositions

953

(7) Pronouns

954

(8) Adverbs

955

(9) Particles

956

(10) The Article

956

2. Semitic Features

957

A. Vocabulary

957

B. Syntax

958

(1) Word Order and Style

958

(2) Specific Locutions and Idioms

959

(a) Frequent locutions which are possible in Greek but which correspond closely to common Semitic constructions

959

(b) Locutions which are poor Greek and, therefore, almost certainly translations of Semitic constructions

962

3. Latin Features

964

A. Vocabulary

964

B. Syntax

964

4. Christian Features

965

A. Vocabulary

965

B. Syntax

965
Appendix 966
Bibliography 970
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