[B-Greek] BDAG, Louw and Nida, or TDNT?
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Dec 13 07:47:57 EST 2004
At 6:38 AM -0600 12/13/04, George F Somsel wrote:
>On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:42:38 -0800 (PST) Paul Buscher
><infamous_pb at yahoo.com> writes:
>> I just purchased the "Logos Bible Software Series X:
>> Scholar's Library" and to my shock, this program did
>> not come with the 3rd edition of "A Greek-English
>> Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian
>> Literature" (or any other edition for that matter).
>> Instead, it came with Louw and Nida's 2nd edition of
>> "Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on
>> Semantic Domains" and it also has the "Theological
>> Dictionary Of the New Testament" (the 1985 abridged in
>> one volume AND the 1964 unabridged - I think).
>>
>> What I am looking for is a lexicon/dictionary that
>> would contain nearly all the Greek words found in the
>> Septuagint, NT, and early Patristic writings.
>>
>> Is the Louw/Nida and the TDNT sufficient? Or should I
>> go and purchase the BDAG?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> __________________________________
>
>To quote an old comedy skit, "Pay the man the $2.00" and buy BDAG. It
>wouldn't hurt to invest another "$2.00" and get the unabridge Liddell,
>Scott, Jones either.
Except that: it might not hurt to be aware that these investments will run
up closer to $200+ than to $200, even with the best discounts.
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
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