Lexham High Definition Old Testament (3 vols.)

by Steven E. Runge; Joshua R. Westbury

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2012

Overview

 

The Old Testament writers used a variety of literary and grammatical devices to guide their audience. Some of these devices function to attract attention to important information, while others served to push less important information into the background. Some were used simply to grab your attention, alerting you that something important or surprising was about to happen. The ability to identify what these devices are and where they occur in the text will be a valuable help for your Bible study. Until very recently, these kinds of tools have only been accessible to those who have invested years and years of study in the Hebrew language and linguistics.

In the Lexham High Definition Old Testament the text is marked up with visual representations for a variety of discourse devices. Hovering over any of the devices gives you a pop-up window with a concise definition, allowing you to stay right in the text. Right clicking on the device gives you the option to jump to the glossary for a definition, explanation, illustrations, and questions to ask yourself to understand why the author used that specific device. Since all of these devices are tagged, you can even search for the various devices across the entire Old Testament or in a specific corpus of Scripture.

Now for the first time, the nuances of discourse grammar are marked in your Logos Bible Software English Standard Version Old Testament to expose the subtleties of the Hebrew text. The Lexham High Definition Old Testament completes the analysis for you, displaying where various devices occur right in the Biblical text, rather than in a separate note or commentary. Without formal Hebrew training, you can:

• Enhance your understanding of the original authorial intent
• Restore the subtleties of tone and stress "lost in translation"
• Learn to distinguish among backgrounded information, major and minor points in the text
• Apply the proper emphasis in public reading and teaching of Scripture

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Key Features

• Discourse devices annotated include attention-getters, emphasis, characterization, name details, and many more
• Various devices are displayed in your Biblical text

The Lexham High Definition Old Testament requires an unlocked copy of the English Standard Version, which is included in all of our base packages.

Product Details

• Title: Lexham High Definition Old Testament (3 vols.)
• General Editors: Steven E. Runge and Joshua R. Westbury
• Associate Editors: Michael Aubrey and Rachel Aubrey
• Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
• Volumes: 3

Lexham High Definition Old Testament

• General Editors: Steven E. Runge and Joshua R. Westbury
• Associate Editors: Michael Aubrey and Rachel Aubrey
• Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

The Lexham High Definition Old Testament levels the playing field by making available to English-only students of the Old Testament the sophisticated discourse analysis tools previously only accessible to professional scholars of Hebrew grammar. Pulling together the most useful discourse devices annotated in the Lexham Discourse Hebrew Bible, the Lexham High Definition Old Testament visually represents the analysis of the Hebrew text directly on the English translation of the ESV.

Lexham High Definition Old Testament: Glossary

• General Editors: Steven E. Runge and Joshua R. Westbury
• Associate Editors: Michael Aubrey and Rachel Aubrey
• Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

The Lexham High Definition Old Testament: Glossary provides short, accessible definitions for all of the discourse devices and terminology used in the Lexham High Definition Old Testament. Hovering your mouse over the annotations in the Old Testament text reveals the relevant glossary entry for quick reference.

Lexham High Definition Old Testament: Introduction

• General Editors: Steven E. Runge and Joshua R. Westbury
• Associate Editors: Michael Aubrey and Rachel Aubrey
• Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

The Lexham High Definition Old Testament: Introduction builds on the information found in the glossary with larger definitions and explanations for each discourse feature in the Lexham High Definition Old Testament, introducing the concepts for understanding its annotations. These explanations begin with examples from normal, everyday English to orientate the user with how their own language works. From there, more examples are provided directly from the Old Testament showing these same features at work in Scripture in a practical and accessible manner. Helpfully, all of this extra information is accessible directly from the glossary with a single click.

About the Authors

Steve Runge has a Master of Theological Studies degree in Biblical Languages from Trinity Western Seminary in Langley, B.C., Canada, a BA in Speech Communication from Western Washington University, and a Doctor of Literature degree in Biblical Languages from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, which was supervised by Christo Van der Merwe. In preparation for his doctoral research, Steve completed several years of study in the linguistic fields of pragmatics and discourse grammar. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Northwest Baptist Theological College, Trinity Western University, and Associated Canadian Theological Schools (ACTS) while completing his education. He is also very active in the church. He and his wife were married in 1990. They have two daughters, and live in Bellingham, Washington. Steve presently serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software, and where, along with this volume, he has developed the Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament and the Lexham High Definition New Testament.

Josh Westbury holds a PhD in Biblical Languages from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. He also holds an MA in Biblical Languages from the University of Stellenbosch, a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a focus on exegesis and Biblical Languages, and a BA in Theology and Biblical Languages from Houston Baptist University. Josh currently serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at Faithlife.