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Blame short days after-sick leave for me having time to post these. I am posting on a new thread so folks who have already read the previous list don't miss this if I just add it as a reply to that. Admins, let me know if you would prefer me to just do one thread and only update that in the future. I have a few more coming today or tomorrow that I will add as a reply to this one though


BAGL has now updated their volume 12 https://bagl.org/volume12 to include 4 articles, along with the first article which is on prepositions for volume 13 https://bagl.org/volume13

Oct 2025

Du Toit et al - 1 Clement as an Argumentative Text (139 euros) Ok - including due to some linguistic elements that may be of interest to people
https://brill.com/display/title/70849?r ... e&result=2
This volume explores the significance of 1 Clement as an argumentative text. An argumentative text is a text that substantiates and offers reasons for a specific course of action which readers of the work should take. The contributions to this conference volume analyze the various argumentative strategies the author of 1 Clement employs in service of the letter's overall aims. Some essays focus on the cultural knowledge underlying the argumentation, while others on the function and use of Scripture. Several essays offer insights from other disciplines – theories of argumentation, metaphor, and (literary and cultural) space, as well as historical anthropology – to facilitate the analysis of 1 Clement's argument. The final two essays investigate the way the argumentative structure of 1 Clement was interpreted and used in two very different contexts of reception.
Ford - The Alexandrian Edition of Alcaeus (83 euros)
https://brill.com/display/title/72152?r ... e&result=8
This study provides the most extensive survey hitherto of what is known about the edition of the poetical works of Alcaeus, the soldier, partisan and singer from Lesbos who lived around 600 BC. It considers the evidence of Alcaeus' manuscripts and of references to his work in other sources to try to reconstruct, insofar as possible, the edition of his poems created by the scholars of Alexandria in the 2nd century BC. In doing so, it makes a range of new observations regarding how poetry was edited more generally and how Alcaeus' life was incorporated into his books.
Jan 2026
Rieske - "This Generation" and the Elect in the Book of Matthew ($162)
https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/this-gene ... 567708281/
Susan M. Rieske presents an exploration of the phrase “this generation” and its central term, geneá, in the Gospel of Matthew. She investigates how it demonstrates the concept of two spiritual families: “this generation”, who have persecuted God's servants throughout the ages, and the elect, the family of God. She provides an in-depth examination into how this contrast is part of a “wicked generation” motif that is evident in Hebrew Bible texts as well as Second Temple and New Testament literature, and how knowledge of this motif can improve understanding of Matthew's theology.

Rieske demonstrates how “this generation” invokes the familiar story of the redemptive historical conflict between the elect and non-elect seedlines traced back to Genesis. By examining seven key passages of Matthew, including Matthew 1:1-17 to explore the purpose of Matthew's genealogy and the missing generation, and Matthew 17:14-20 to illustrate the identity of geneá, Rieske suggests that Matthew's Gospel is the contemporary expression of this longstanding redemptive historical reality. She concludes that this motif serves to legitimize the messianic family as the true children of God and heirs of the kingdom while explaining the persecution they faced at the hands of “this generation.”
Feb 2026

Easterling - Studies in Greek Literature: Volume 1: Greek Tragedy
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/st ... B2F404DD68
Pat Easterling's articles are fundamental to her status as one of the most influential Hellenists of her generation. Characterised by unostentatious astuteness and an arresting capacity for observation, they put forward tersely considered arguments that have the weight of much longer discussions. Exacting attention to language and detail combines with clear-sighted openness to new developments within and beyond the discipline to allow the texts to speak in deeply human terms. This collection gathers significant articles from all stages of Easterling's career, many of them major points of reference. Volume 1 is devoted to Greek tragedy, and represents in particular her great affinity for Sophocles. Volume 2 presents work on other Greek literature, acting, transmission, scholia, reception, history of scholarship. Reflecting Easterling's extensive academic ties, several of the articles were originally published in less well-known volumes and are here made more widely available.
Easterling - Studies in Greek Literature: Volume 2: Early Greek Literature, Reception, Ancient and Modern Scholarship
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/st ... AECBD42E11
Pat Easterling's articles are fundamental to her status as one of the most influential Hellenists of her generation. Characterised by unostentatious astuteness and an arresting capacity for observation, they put forward tersely considered arguments that have the weight of much longer discussions. Exacting attention to language and detail combines with clear-sighted openness to new developments within and beyond the discipline to allow the texts to speak in deeply human terms. This collection gathers significant articles from all stages of Easterling's career, many of them major points of reference. Volume 1 is devoted to Greek tragedy, and represents in particular her great affinity for Sophocles. Volume 2 presents work on other Greek literature, acting, transmission, scholia, reception, history of scholarship. Reflecting Easterling's extensive academic ties, several of the articles were originally published in less well-known volumes and are here made more widely available.
March 2026

Kloppenborg - Associations - Series: Papyri and the New Testament, Volume: 3 (110 euros)
While most of our evidence of private associations is epigraphical, Greek papyri provided new and unique insights into the day-to-day operations of private associations. Papyri provide not only charters, membership lists, and information of meeting venues, but monthly accounts of income and expenditures, the menu at club banquets, and legal issues in which associations were involved.
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That's all for now

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The Journal of Greek Linguistics now has its 2025 Issue 1 out
https://brill.com/view/journals/jgl/25/ ... ssue-1.xml

Sunil Ranjar C. - Grammar of New Testament Greek. An Introductory Manual (50 Euros)
https://www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.ph ... 60&lang=en
This introductory manual is intended for students with minimal or no prior knowledge of New Testament Greek. By integrating fundamental morphology with elementary syntax, the text provides a foundational understanding of ancient Greek. The manual comprises 52 lessons organized into eight units. Each lesson includes a vocabulary list and exercises derived from the New Testament. Additionally, the book features a collection of appendices at the end, offering paradigms of essential verbal conjugations and nominal declensions.
Johnson - Q14:26-27; 17:33; 14:34-35: Hating One’s Family – Taking One’s Cross; Finding or Losing One’s Life; Insipid Salt (125 Euros)
https://www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.ph ... =0&lang=en
This volume in the series Documenta Q is concerned with the reconstruction of the Q text behind Luke 14:26-27; 17:33; 14:34-35 par. Matt 10:37-39; 5:13. Q 14:26-27; 17:33; 14:34-35 is a difficult pericope to position in Q. It is also distinctive for its uncommon “double-doublets” with Mark. The International Q Project's presentation of the critical text, together with the exhaustive history of research on which it is based, will enhance research in the Sayings Gospel Q, the historical Jesus, and New Testament theology. Just prior to the bibliography at the conclusion of the volume, the resultant critical text of Q 14:26-27; 17:33; 14:34-35 is printed. This Greek text is followed by English, German, and French translations (Lukan chapter and verse numeration is used for convenience and convention).
Sometime 2025
Muraoka - Appendices to the Septuagint Book of Daniel
https://www.peeters-leuven.be/detail.ph ... r=&lang=en
The three short pieces presented in this volume fit into the traditional text of the book of Daniel and can be read and studied very profitably. They richly supplement the stories and history narrated in the canonical book of Daniel. Most likely they were written in Greek and not translated from Aramaic. The Greek text is presented here with an accompanying English translation and philological comments.
October 2025

https://global.oup.com/academic/product ... =en&cc=gb#
Cain - Athanasius' Life of Antony. A Commentary with Introduction, Text, and Translation
The Life of Antony, by Athanasius of Alexandria, is widely considered one of the most important and influential of all early Christian writings. Its protagonist, as heroicized by Athanasius, is the legendary first desert monk of Egypt who trounces fearsome demons, performs astounding miracles, and defends the church's integrity by confounding pagan philosophers and adherents of the Arian heresy. In short, the Antony of the Life is the quintessential Christian holy man and the avatar of Athanasius' ascetic, theological, and ecclesiastical ideals.

With the Life, Athanasius invented an entirely new literary genre—monastic hagiography—which went on to become explosively popular for centuries to come. It is his most famous and most innovative writing, yet until now it has not received the kind of sustained, microtextual analysis that a proper commentary affords. This three volume set presents the first large-scale commentary, in any language, on this monumental Christian classic. Andrew Cain accesses an extensive array of ancient sources and takes a cross-disciplinary approach in comprehensively addressing stylistic, literary, historical, cultural, theological, text-critical, and other issues of interpretive interest. The voluminous introduction situates the Life in the broader context of Athanasius' episcopal career and probes the complexity of its literary architecture, its scintillating storytelling, and the nuances of its hagiographic construct of Antony. The introduction, commentary, and the accompanying critical Greek text and new English translation serve as an invaluable resource for future scholarly research on this key Athanasian writing.

November 2025

Not sure about this one, but listing in case it does end up dealing with the Greek a lot
Chiasson - Herodotus and the Greek Poetic Tradition
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/he ... 379F2B77D3
This is the first comprehensive analysis in any language of Herodotus' interaction with the Greek poetic tradition, including epic, lyric, and tragic poetry. It is essential reading for scholars of ancient Greek storytelling (including myth) and those interested in the hybrid nature of narrative history, as both a true or truth-based account of past events and a necessarily creative account, which requires the author to present data in a meaningful and engrossing literary form. Close readings of specific passages demonstrate how Herodotus uses the linguistic, thematic, and narrative resources of the poets to channel and challenge their social authority, and to engage the emotions and intellect of a broad Hellenic audience steeped in the traditions of poetic performance. Herodotus adopts or adapts some poetic features while rejecting others (explicitly or implicitly) as a means of defining the nature of his own research and narrative.

de Jong - A Narratological Commentary on Herodotus' Histories
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/na ... 5B0CB95EF3
The narrative art of Herodotus' Histories has always been greatly admired, but it has never received an in-depth and systematic analysis. This commentary lays bare the role of the narrator and his effective handling of time, focalization, and speech in all the famous and much-loved episodes, from Croesus, via the Ionian Revolt, to the climax of Xerxes' expedition against Greece. In paying close attention to the various ways in which Herodotus structures his story, it offers crucial help to get a grip on the at first sight bewildering structure of this long text. The detailed analysis of Herodotus' narration shows how his masterful adoption and expansion of the epic toolbox endowed the new genre of historiography with the same authority as its illustrious predecessor. The commentary is suitable for all readers of Herodotus' Greek text: students, teachers, and scholars.

December 2025

Cain - Athanasius' Life of Antony. A Commentary with Introduction, Text, and Translation ($415)
https://global.oup.com/academic/product ... g=en&cc=us
The Life of Antony, by Athanasius of Alexandria, is widely considered one of the most important and influential of all early Christian writings. Its protagonist, as heroicized by Athanasius, is the legendary first desert monk of Egypt who trounces fearsome demons, performs astounding miracles, and defends the church's integrity by confounding pagan philosophers and adherents of the Arian heresy. In short, the Antony of the Life is the quintessential Christian holy man and the avatar of Athanasius' ascetic, theological, and ecclesiastical ideals.

With the Life, Athanasius invented an entirely new literary genre--monastic hagiography--which went on to become explosively popular for centuries to come. It is his most famous and most innovative writing, yet until now it has not received the kind of sustained, microtextual analysis that a proper commentary affords. This three volume set presents the first large-scale commentary, in any language, on this monumental Christian classic. Andrew Cain accesses an extensive array of ancient sources and takes a cross-disciplinary approach in comprehensively addressing stylistic, literary, historical, cultural, theological, text-critical, and other issues of interpretive interest. The voluminous introduction situates the Life in the broader context of Athanasius' episcopal career and probes the complexity of its literary architecture, its scintillating storytelling, and the nuances of its hagiographic construct of Antony. The introduction, commentary, and the accompanying critical Greek text and new English translation serve as an invaluable resource for future scholarly research on this key Athanasian writing.


January 2026


I think that this one will be dealing with the Greek texts involved so am including
Michelakis - Encounters with the Plague in Homer, Sophocles, and Thucydides ($130)
https://global.oup.com/academic/product ... =en&cc=us#
Encounters with the Plague in Homer, Sophocles, and Thucydides explores three of the earliest, and most influential, accounts of plague visitations in Western literature: Homer's Iliad book 1 (1-487), Sophocles' Oedipus the King (esp. 1-215), and Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War book 2 (esp. 47.3-54).

The question at the core of this study is how a destructive force within narrative becomes a creative force for narrative itself: both in terms of the formation of narrative and in narrative's encounter with its readers and spectators as the hosts that will ensure its dissemination and its survival through time. The three accounts of plague visitations under discussion matter as examples of a particular type of narrative event associated with crisis. In all three of them, the plague spreads through seemingly disparate but closely interconnected social, material, and technical networks: different linguistic domains, structures of narrative space and time, routes of knowledge and affect, and biological and socio-political bodies. Thematically, the plague is a disruptive force that breaks down distinctions between and across such networks. At the same time, however, it is also a generative force that shows the capacity of narrative to expose the heterogeneous parts of such networks and the complex interconnections within and between them.

By emphasizing the disruptive, invasive force of such narratives, with their power to spread like epidemic disease, this book offers a way of thinking through the anxieties generated by exposure to technical and artistic skill.
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Loeb editions - October 2025
Emlyn-Jones - Euthydemus. Gorgias
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674997691

Potter - Hippocrates, Volume III: Wounds in the Head. In the Surgery. Fractures. Joints. Instruments of Reduction
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674997684
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Missed this one. Coming July
Fendel - Giving Gifts and Doing Favours: Literary Classical Attic Greek Support-Verb Constructions (169 euros)
https://brill.com/display/title/72251?s ... ivobFisxhm
The description isn’t showing on the page, but the table of contents are there. Here is what Amazon says
Support-verb constructions, like 'to make a suggestion' or 'to take heart', are verbal multi-word expressions. They are lexically, morphosyntactically, semantically, and pragmatically versatile and thus form an integral, enriching, and natural part of the classical Greek lexicon grammar. Taking heart does not involve barbarism and taking a picture does not involve theft, yet how does one know that for a corpus language like classical literary Attic Greek? This book embraces the diversity of this internally heterogenous group of constructions which sit at three interfaces.
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