A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Walter Bauer (Author), William F. Arndt (Editor), F. Wilbur Gingrich (Editor), Frederick W. Danker (Editor), F. Wilbur Gingrich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0226039323 | ISBN-13: 978-0226039329 | Publication Date: February 1, 1979 | Edition: 2nd

A digest of the basic lexical information on New Testament words contained in Bauer/Arndt/Gingrich/Danker, "A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, " Dankers revision of the acclaimed "Shorter Lexicon" draws on insights from his years of interpretation and teaching. This revision shows his concern with the needs of beginning students as well as those of ministers and scholars, and it incorporates new research, new information, and analyses, rendering translations into contemporary English.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 944 pages
• Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (February 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226039323
• ISBN-13: 978-0226039329
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Positive Review of the 3rd edition of Bauer, December 13, 2000

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Kevin Woodruff (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)

Like the the biblical pearl of great price, the only advice I can give is,"Go sell all that you have" and get this newest edition of the venerable Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich, and Danker! This edition includes much longer definitions rather than the simple glosses that have been used by the previous two editions. The typography has been greatly improved and it makes this edition much more user-friendly. Frederick Danker is worthy of the kudoes that will be coming his way in his magisterial revision of this indispensable tool for any minister, seminarian, theological student, professor, teacher or Biblical scholar. This will be standard Greek lexicon for the next two decades. Even if you have BAGD, you'll want ot get this edition (now known as BDAG). The improvements alone are worth the purchase price.

96 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Consider the 1979 edition at half the price (used)!, April 12, 2004

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This review is from: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)

Danker brings tremendous industry and learning to this new edition of what is, without question, the ultimate lexicon of New Testament Greek in English. Since so many other reviews appraise the (very great) absolute value of the 3rd edition, I feel that it's appropriate to sound a cautionary note about whether the 3rd edition really shines that much relative to the 2nd edition. (...)

In short, the 2nd edition is a monument of scholarship, a rock of scholarly solidity and clarity that has not been suddenly rendered obsolete. One's enthusiasm for shelling out for the 3rd edition is a bit dampened when you consider several issues:

(...)To conclude, there is obviously an audience who needs to have the absolute most current edition: namely, scholars who are going to follow up all the references in the bibliography, who need to have the published record (the 3rd edition) of every iota of deepened reflection reached by Danker. But the 2nd edition is not just a book now useful only to "unscholarly" readers. It was published in 1979, making use of Qumran material, etc., and it continues to offer its users a lucid and authoritative account of the NT lexicon.

I am not a NT specialist, but a Classics professor. I think my demands for quality philological information with which to read the NT are pretty high. The 2nd edition meets them to my satisfaction. I'd not be distressed to have only the 3rd edition--on the whole, its advantages outweigh its annoyances--but there is certainly not $50 worth of difference in the value of these editions.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the most authoritative lexicon for NT Greek, September 30, 1997

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Jonathan W. Robie (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Second Edition (Hardcover)

This is the standard Greek lexicon for New Testament studies. I find that it takes longer to use than Louw and Nida, but gives a more mature understanding. It gives many more examples, and also points out grammatical features of the words, which can be extremely helpful. This lexicon does not attempt to give you a full dictionary definition; instead, it tries to give you the data to allow you to develop your own. For a comparison of the standard lexicons for New Testament Greek, see "http://www.mindspring.com/~jwrobie/littleGreek.html"