The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek: Judeo-Palestinian Greek Phonology and Orthography from Alexander to Islam (Eerdmans Language Resources)

by Benjamin Kantor

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2023

Overview

What did the apostles’ Greek sound like?

How would New Testament Greek have been pronounced? Often students are taught Erasmian pronunciation, which does not even reproduce Erasmus’s own pronunciation faithfully, let alone that of the New Testament authors. In his new book, Benjamin Kantor breaks a path toward an authentic pronunciation of Koine Greek at the time of the New Testament.

The first comprehensive phonological and orthographic study of Judeo-Palestinian Koine Greek, The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek surveys thousands of inscriptions and papyri to determine its historical pronunciation. Benjamin Kantor covers his cutting-edge methodology, the chosen sources, and their context before explaining the pronunciation of each Greek phoneme individually. Written for interested students and specialists alike, this guide includes both explicatory footnotes for novices and technical analysis for veterans.

Key Features

• Explores the authentic pronunciation of Koine Greek at the time of the New Testament
• Features the first comprehensive phonological and orthographic study of Judeo-Palestinian Koine Greek
• Surveys thousands of inscriptions and papyri to determine its historical pronunciation

Contents

• 1. Phonology of Koine Greek in Modern Scholarship
• 2. How Do We Know How Koine Greek Was Pronounced?
• 3. Language and Society in Judea-Palestine
• 4. The Authors of the Inscriptions and Documents
• 5. How to Read (the Phonology Section of) This Book
• 6. Judeo-Palestinian Koine in Time and Space
• 7. Phonology: Consonants
• 8. Phonology: Vowels and Diphthongs
• 9. Accents: Regions, Registers, and Demographics
• 10. Conclusions: Nature of Judeo-Palestinian Koine

Product Details

• Title: The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek: Judeo-Palestinian Greek Phonology and Orthography from Alexander to Islam
• Author: Benjamin Kantor
• Series: Eerdmans Language Resources
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 841
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. › Language, style; Greek language, Biblical Pronunciation
• ISBNs: 9780802878311, 0802878318
• Resource ID: LLS:ELRPRONNTGREEK
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-06-28T20:23:58Z

About Benjamin Kantor

Benjamin Kantor is preceptor in Classical Hebrew at Harvard University. He was previously a research associate in Biblical Hebrew at the University of Cambridge. He earned his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin.