An Introduction to the Study of New Testament Greek
Overview
Based on the research for his larger reference work, Grammar of New Testament Greek, Moulton's introductory grammar has been used by thousands of first year students since its publication. Unlike the vast majority of introductory texts available, Moulton's grammar brings a linguist's perspective to the introductory study of Greek. In a number of areas, his discussion is superior to that of modern introductions. For example, Moulton recognizes that the middle voice continues to be a viable grammatical category during the New Testament period and is more caution on the question of deponency than most modern grammars. These features and more make this introductory grammar an important and helpful volume for studying New Testament Greek.
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- Introductory discussions and explanations of New Testament Greek grammar
- Used by thousands of first year students since its publication
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Top Highlights
“Consonants are classified as mutes, spirants, and liquids” (Page 19)
“In this book the stems are not often described, as to use them intelligently would require more knowledge than the student at this stage can be expected to possess.” (Page 30)
“Attic dialect is written the most perfect prose and poetry that the ancient classical world has bequeathed us” (Page 4)
“In the plural these cases always end in -α, unless contraction has taken place” (Page 29)
- Title: An Introduction to the Study of New Testament Greek
- Author: James Hope Moulton
- Publisher: Charles H. Kelly
- Publication Date: 1895
- Pages: 320
James Hope Moulton was born in 1863. The son of Dr. William F. Moulton, he followed in his father's footsteps as a scholar of Ancient Greek. Moulton attended King's College at Cambridge before becoming a tutor at the Wesleyan College in Didsbury, Manchester in 1902. As his renown grew as a linguist and scholar, he was appointed as the Greenwood Professor of Hellenistic Greek and Indo-European Philology at Manchester University in 1908. During the academic lull caused by World War I, Moulton traveled to India as a missionary in October, 1915. It was on his return home that the ship they were traveling on was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Gulf of Lion south of France. James Hope Moulton died at sea after three days in a lifeboat on April 9th, 1917. On hearing of the tragedy, Adolf Deissmann wrote to Moulton's brother William, "I received the sad news of the sudden tragic death of your brother, my most intimate friend in England and my deserving colleague."