Scholars in Press: An interview with Jeremy Thompson
Scholars in Press: An interview with Jeremy Thompson
Ὑδροποτεῖν in Xenophon
Pro-tips for surviving without alcohol in a barren land from Cyrus the Great.
Obscenity in Paul? The metaphorical usages
Herein, we come to the end of our discussion of the semantics of σκύβαλον and how it relates to English taboo words.
Linguistics & Biblical Exegesis (Lexham Methods Series) in Print
The introductory volume on linguistics and exegesis to which I contributed two chapters is finally in print. Linguistics & Biblical Exegesis (Lexham Methods Series) edited by Douglas Mangum & Josh Westbury (Amazon) If I can whet your appetite at all, here's a bit of an excerpt from my discussion of semantics and Greek lexicons/dictionaries: “These... Continue Reading →
October Book Notes 2017
There have been a few events of note in the world of book on Greek linguistics this month. Review of Brill's GE: Not the least of these is a prepublication version of John A. L. Lee's review of Brill's Dictionary of Ancient Greek (GE). The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek (Amazon) I would love to... Continue Reading →
The historical context of theological lexicons and James Barr
This excerpt is from my chapter, "Linguistic issues in Biblical Greek," in Lexham Methods: Linguistics & Exegesis. It's published digitally, but it will be appearing in print later this fall. Obviously, it's worth owning it in both formats! This a portion from the section on semantics: The nineteenth century represents the era in which lexical semantics began... Continue Reading →
Review Part I: Porter (2015) Linguistic analysis of the Greek New Testament
Porter, Stanley. 2015. Linguistic analysis of the Greek New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. This review is a long time coming. I owe it to my readers for their generosity in helping my wife and I get to Cambridge for the Greek Verb Conference (The Greek Verb Revisited) in 2015. Part II of this... Continue Reading →
Diachronic Prototype Semantics
I got my hands on this little guy last week: Dirk Geeraerts' Diachronic Prototype Semantics: A Contribution to Historical Lexicography. It's an older volume--1997, but really insightful. Geeraerts knows the field of semantics and lexicology and its history with a depth and degree of thoughtfulness that the vast majority of us can only aspire to... Continue Reading →
ΜΟΝΟΓΕΝΗΣ: Data Anecdotes
This isn't an empirical corpus study of μονογενής. It isn't comprehensive or thorough; it's just a handful of examples that popped out at me while looking at instances of μονογενής in Koine texts. At best these are anecdotes. Still, I thought it would be worth doing something as a follow up on my previous post... Continue Reading →
