Christian words

By Nigel Turner

Book Overview

Nigel Turner has previously argued on the basis of syntax and style that biblical Greek is not just vernacular Greek used to say new things, but a distinct dialect. In Christian Words he turns to lexicography and argues that the Christian movement generated its own distinctive vocabulary and he discusses its usage and content. This is not a cold dissecting of an ancient language, nor an academic exercise. It is a spiritual quest for meaning, grounded upon a first-hand study of both Jewish and secular authors of the Hellenistic and Roman periods, as well as early Christian literature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567093018
• ISBN13: 9780567093011
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark
• Length: 513 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.