Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament

A Practical Introduction for Teaching and Exegesis

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The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament revolutionized how we read the New Testament by applying discourse markers to the Greek text. Now, Steve Runge’s Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament: A Practical Introduction for Teaching and Exegesis offers readers a book-length treatment of discourse linguistics and how it can be applied to New Testament exegesis and interpretation.

In Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament, Steve Runge introduces a function-based approach to language, and seeks to describe grammatical conventions based upon the discourse functions they accomplish. This volume does not reinvent previous grammars or supplant previous work on the New Testament. Instead, Runge reviews, clarifies, and provides a unified description of each of the discourse features. That makes it useful for beginning Greek students, pastors, and teachers, as well as for advanced New Testament scholars looking for a volume which synthesizes the varied sub-disciplines of New Testament discourse analysis.

Praise for Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament

Steve Runge’s Discourse Grammar will help students (and scholars) learn to pay attention to many of the more subtle ways in which ancient Greek writers (including the authors of the New Testament) signaled the structure of their thought and its more prominent elements. One need not agree with every suggested interpretation to benefit by becoming more sensitive to significant elements of the Greek language that are rarely given the attention they deserve.
—Dr. Roy E. Ciampa, Associate Professor of New Testament, Chair, Biblical Studies Division, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Discourse analysis is a burgeoning field of research that has great potential to aid students of the Greek New Testament. Unfortunately, it is poorly understood by many. By creating an accessible discourse grammar that brings together the fruit of careful research, clarity, helpful examples, and practical insights, Dr. Runge has put countless teachers and students in his debt.
—Dr. Constantine R. Campbell, Moore College, Sydney, AU

An excellent attempt to bridge the gap between more traditional approaches to Greek grammar and syntax on the one hand and discourse analysis on the other. Adherents of both approaches will find Dr. Runge’s work helpful in understanding the differences between the two, and this in turn will hopefully promote further dialogue on effective ways to analyze and study the Greek of the New Testament.
—W. Hall Harris, Ph.D., Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary

Steven Runge’s Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament fills a significant need for a well-researched yet readable and practical guide to discourse analysis. Using cross-linguistic principles and providing copious examples from both narrative and epistles, Runge takes the reader from linguistic theory to practical exegetical application. Runge’s work will become a required text in my Greek classes.
—Dr. Gerald Peterman, Professor of Bible and Chair of the Bible Department, Moody Bible Institute

The Runge grammar takes the discourse tools used to study the Greek New Testament and makes them useful and understandable for those students who have never had the opportunity to study these areas. Linguistic/discourse studies have moved at great speed over the past couple of decades and non-specialists have been left behind in trying to understand these studies, much less apply them to the Greek New Testament. Steve Runge’s grammar makes the concepts simple enough that students, even those who have forgotten much of their Greek, can see clear and obvious benefits as a result of the study of Runge’s work. Quite simply, there is nothing else like it. Runge’s grammar is the tool for the beginning student in discourse studies of the Greek New Testament. Logos has done the Greek student a wonderful favor by making this work available. It should not be missed. It is like no other grammar that is available today.
—Dr. Samuel Lamerson, Associate Professor of New Testament, Knox Seminary

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Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament Bundle

The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament includes the entire Greek text of the New Testament marked up with more than twenty discourse devices, making discourse analysis easier than ever! The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament comes with a general introduction to discourse grammar, where you’ll find an overview of each discourse device and numerous examples from the Greek text of how various New Testament authors used these devices to communicate. The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament also includes a built-in, easy-to-use glossary. By simply hovering over a discourse device, the glossary appears, allowing you to quickly access information about the device and about the text you’re looking at. With the Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament, it’s also possible to search for all instances of a particular device, such as all cataphoric references in 1 John or all temporal frames in the Gospels. The search tool aids in discourse analysis of entire books—textual analysis that once took hours can now be done with a click of a mouse! The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament makes this all possible.

Titles Included

• Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament
• Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Glossary
• Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Introduction

The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament includes all the resources from the Lexham High Definition New Testament (HDNT)!

• Lexham High Definition New Testament: ESV Edition
• Lexham High Definition New Testament: Glossary
• Lexham High Definition New Testament: Introduction

Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament (LDGNT) from Logos Bible Software.