A Treatise On The Grammar Of The New Testament Dialect

Author : M. Stuart
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330443187
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Grammar of the New Testament Dialect written by M. Stuart and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-27 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Grammar of the New Testament Dialect A Grammar of the dialect peculiar to the New Testament, is needed by all who critically study its original language. The time has been, when to call in question the pure Atticism of the New Testament writers was deemed and treated as an offence against the claims of inspiration. That period is now past. It is generally felt and acknowledged, at the present time, that if the Purists Could have established the claims which they made for the Greek of the New Testament, one of the very best arguments of a critical nature, to prove that Hebrews were the real authors of this volume, would have been confuted. The most accurate description which can be given of the Greek idiom of the New Testament, is, that it consists of Hebrew thoughts invested with Greek costume. The sentiment, the phraseology, and the colouring of the whole, are Hebrew; which is just what we should naturally expect in a system of religious history, discussion, and precepts, composed by Hebrews. No native heathen Greek, unless by aid truly miraculous, could have composed such a book as to style and idiom. All is just as it should be, on the supposition that its authors were Hebrews; the entire volume is altogether in conformity with the demands of criticism, which takes its stand upon this basis. But while we allow thus much, we must be careful not to extend the Hebraism of the New Testament beyond just and proper bounds. The Purists would allow of nothing but pure Attic Greek in it. Their antagonists, the Hellenists after a long and arduous contest, drove them from the field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.