[B-Greek] reference book question
gfsomsel at juno.com
gfsomsel at juno.com
Mon Nov 22 19:34:33 EST 2004
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:52:10 -0800 "Dr. Don Wilkins"
<drdwilkins at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> Smyth:
> Pros: excellent discussions and organization with very good sets of
>
> charts, reliable information backed with examples.
> Cons: written for classical as opposed to koine (though IMO the
> rules
> are essentially valid for both), language of English translations
> outdated, thus the nuances may be blurred.
>
> Robertson:
> Pros: very detailed (the indicies are longer than many books),
> something
> of a milestone in the field, a serious attempt to see NT Greek
> within
> the overall development of the Greek language, far more informative
> and
> plausible presentation of the eight-case system than is found in
> beginning and intermediate grammars based on the system.
> Cons: very poor organization and difficult to read (looks more like
> a
> professor's own rambling notes on topics than a conventional
> grammar),
> overly fixated on Homerian Greek and lacking in genre-based
> distinctions.
>
> I was going to add low price as a pro for Smyth, but I would think
> that
> Robertson should also be available at a good price. Also, a case
> could
> be made that both are outdated; however, it's hard to argue with
> Smyth's
> examples and the utility of his grammar. As for Robertson, I don't
> know
> of anyone else who has attempted anything of comparable scope
> (perhaps
> in part because so much more attention has been given to
> linguistics).
>
> Don Wilkins
______________
It's not all that cheap though I found it used for the mid-$30's plus
shipping.
http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/RefineExact.fcgi?id=041122162912074551&o
rder=TITLE&ordering=ASC&dispCurr=USD&exaAuthor=Robertson,++Archibald+T.&m
atch=Y&exaTitle=A+Grammar+of+the+Greek+New+Testament+in+the+Light+of+Hist
orical+Research.
george
gfsomsel
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