I, II, III John: A Handbook on the Greek Text (Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament)

by Martin M. Culy

Publisher:

Baylor University Press

, 2004

Overview

In I, II, III John: A Handbook on the Greek Text, Martin Culy provides a basic lexical, analytical, and syntactical analysis of the Greek text of 1, 2, and 3 John—information often presumed by technical commentaries and omitted by popular ones. But more than just an analytic key, I, II, III John reflects the latest advances in scholarship on Greek grammar and linguistics. The volume also contains recommendations for further reading and an up-to-date bibliography.

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Key Features

• Focuses on the Greek text of 1, 2, and 3 John
• Addresses text-critical questions
• Emphasizes the importance of understanding the grammar, syntax, and linguistic elements of the Greek language

Contents

Top Highlights

“According to Louw and Nida (24.14), θεάομαι differs from ὁράω (used above) in that it carries the nuance of ‘continuity and attention, often with the implication that what is observed is something unusual.’” (Page 4)

“The voice should probably be viewed as a true middle, indicating that the subject is ‘the center of emphasis, the receiver of sensory perception’” (Page 4)

“The resumptive relative clause that follows (1:3) strongly suggests that verse 2 is parenthetical” (Page 5)

“In the Fourth Gospel, the fact that ‘Jesus is not actually named until the end of the Prologue (1:17), he does not come onto the stage until 1:29, and he does not speak until 1:38 … helps build both interest and tension’ (Culy 2010, 96). The same is true here. The writer’s coyness in not directly naming the incarnate Jesus as the topic draws the reader into his discourse that follows.” (Pages 1–2)

“‘the command forms are central … [and] the book moves from mitigated (almost disguised) commands to overt commands at the structures which we call the peaks of the book’” (Page xix)

Product Details

• Title: I, II, III John: A Handbook on the Greek Text
• Author: Martin M. Culy
• Series: Baylor Handbook of the Greek New Testament (BHGNT)
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 155

About Martin M. Culy

Martin M. Culy (PhD, Baylor) is associate professor of New Testament at Briercrest Biblical Seminary. Culy earned an MA in Linguistics from the University of North Dakota, MDiv from Grace Theological Seminary, and his PhD from Baylor University.