[B-Greek] Diagramming Greek Sentences

Jeff Cockrell jeffcockrell at hotmail.com
Tue Mar 15 13:17:04 EST 2005


Yes.  Sentence diagramming is very helpful to understand the flow of 
thought.  However, I prefer what Mouce and others call sentence phrasing or 
sentence flow.  That is, organizing the parts of the sentence according to 
grammatical structure.

Scot McKnight discusses this concept in his book Introducing New Testament 
Interpretation (ch 3) in which he discusses the value of sentence 
diagramming.  Then, he lists the steps to follow with Greek examples. Gordon 
Fee in New Testament Exegesis (sec II.1) gives an excellent and detailed 
explanation of how to do a sentence flow.

Hope this helps!

Jeff Cockrell
MA (NT) Gordon-Conwell

>From: "Percer, Leo R." <lpercer at liberty.edu>
>To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: [B-Greek] Diagramming Greek Sentences
>Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:52:04 -0500
>
>Hello all:
>
>I have a student looking for texts and/or courses that deal with the
>issue of diagramming Greek sentences.  His main goal appears to be the
>ability to diagram the Greek structure sufficiently to aid in the proper
>interpretation of a passage for preaching.  Do any of you have texts or
>seminary level courses you would recommend for a student with this
>interest?  On a related note, I would like your thoughts on the benefits
>of diagramming sentences as well.  Does this exercise help in
>translation?  In interpretation?  I'll be honest, it has been so long
>since I have diagrammed any sentence that I feel really inadequate in
>this area.  Feel free to contact me privately if such a discussion would
>clog the list unnecessarily.  Thanks in advance for your help!
>
>Dr. Leo Percer
>Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
>Liberty University
>1971 University Boulevard
>Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
>Lynchburg, VA  24502-2269
>(434) 592-4178
>lpercer at liberty.edu
>
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