Danker is the greatest living Greek lexicographer. This volume includes a biography of Danker and his essay on the challenges of lexicography. The essay by John A. L. Lee was particularly interesting as he told some of the findings of his larger book on New Testament lexicography. You will also learn about the state of Septuagint lexicography, as the leading scholars in that field had contributions. The book will create an awareness of technology and its effect on Greek scholarship, related to lexicography... more info
Unique Approaches to Lexicographical Advances:
The eighteen contributors, including Dr. Danker himself, discuss
new approaches to the advances in the field of lexicography, particularly as they apply to the New Testament,the Septuagint,
and some aspects of Hebrew. Various themes include lexical
expansions, development of the BDAG Lexicon,electronic resources for Greek, certain functions, the organization, function and structure of the Greek-English Dictionary; there are also concordances, semantics, verbal aspect and linguistic... more info
Expert Essays On Intricate Topics:
These expert essays in honor of lexicographer Frederick Danker represent robust scholarship that is nonetheless not too arcane or inaccessible for this amateur reader. Beginning with Danker's own essay "Lexical Evolution and Linguistic Hazard," and including essays on the Septuagint, the BDAG, concordances, and aspect theory, this book is an immensely helpful and timely addition to the similar but smaller and out-of-print 1993 collection "Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics." (...)
