[B-Greek] Is the big grammar out of print?
Leonard Isaksson
leonardo1orchardcity at mac.com
Thu Nov 20 21:08:44 EST 2008
For what it is worth, I wrote to Broadman and Holman, and what they
said to me was that they are not now letting the copyright go, and it
is still in print, and they have a good supply of copies of the learned
book now.
Leonard Isaksson
On Nov 20, 2008, at 7:27 PM, Will Dilbeck wrote:
> I use Robertson nearly every day and I have appreciated the fact that
> is
> very hesitant to make a rash conclusion. I wish more scholars took this
> approach.
>
> Will Dilbeck
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:49 PM, George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> And don't forget that, when you are looking for something which may
>> be a
>> bit obscure, Robertson is like the ad claims for Prego Spaghetti
>> Sauce --
>> "It's in there."
>> george
>> gfsomsel
>>
>>
>> … search for truth, hear truth,
>> learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
>> defend the truth till death.
>>
>>
>> - Jan Hus
>> _________
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Dr. Don Wilkins <drdwilkins at verizon.net>
>> To: knpraise at comcast.net
>> Cc: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:14:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Is the big grammar out of print?
>>
>> George is certainly right about the sheer bulk of it. Some of the
>> things I was thinking about are 1) poor writing style; 2) too much
>> reliance on Homeric Greek; 3) using the 8-case system; 4) overuse of
>> secondary sources.
>>
>> But one must also give ATR his due as a scholar. Plus's include that
>> and the massive indices, and I think in general a meticulous approach
>> avoiding speculation.
>>
>> Don Wilkins
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2008, at 11:46 AM, knpraise at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>> What are some of these shortcomings. I have a couple in mind, but
>>> I am quite the novice.
>>> John Smithson
>>> Out of Stone/Campbell
>>> Pastor (ret)
>>>
>>> -------------- Original message --------------
>>> From: "Dr. Don Wilkins" <drdwilkins at verizon.net>
>>>
>>>> I can beat that. A friend of mine who found the big ATR too obtuse
>>>> gave me his copy, gratis. Aside from this bit of bragging, however,
>>>> if you're looking for a copy and can't find it, don't be too
>>>> disheartened. My friend was probably right; ATR has major
>>>> shortcomings, so you're not missing a lot. Then again, I think the
>>>> great NT reference grammar probably has yet to be written. Wallace's
>>>> work is a good beginning, and I have hopes he'll eventually get
>>>> there, if someone else doesn't beat him to it.
>>>>
>>>> Don Wilkins
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 18, 2008, at 11:48 PM, knpraise at comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I found my copy, a 1935 edition in an old book store for 35 bucks.
>>>>> Sorry, but I ju st had to brag
>>>>>
>>>>> Back to shadows,
>>>>>
>>>>> John Smithson
>>>>>
>>>>> -------------- Original message --------------
>>>>> From: Leonard Isaksson
>>>>>
>>>>>> I had occasion to take a look at Broadman and Holman's site,
>>> and I
>>>>>> could not find A. T. Robertson's large grammar to be listed as
>>>>>> available in print there. Nor could I find the intermediate
>>> grammar.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can it be that the venerable publishing house of the denomination
>>>>>> which
>>>>>> he taught in, which website still quotes him(about J. Broadus)
>>> has
>>>>>> stopped carrying the weighty tome?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Leonard Isaksson
>>>>>>
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