How Biblical Languages Work

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Author: Peter James Silzer & Thomas John Finley

An ideal supplement to first-year Hebrew and Greek grammars this practical guide makes learning the biblical languages a less daunting task. By introducing students to characteristics and functions of all human languages experienced linguists Peter James Silzer and Thomas John Finley create the basis from which to describe the major features of Hebrew and Greek: how the sounds are pronunced how words are put together how phrases and clauses are structured how words convey meaning and how languages change.

The book includes practical exercises a glossary of linguistic and grammatical terms widely used in standard grammars of Greek and Hebrew and other resources for further study including internet sites.

"Thanks to Silzer and Finley we [now] have a book that discusses the basic principles of linguistics and sematics in a readable understandable manner that will not intimidate or discourage the novice. Students who read this book before taking first-year Hebrew and/or Greek should find the task of learning the language(s) much less painful and tedius than it would be otherwise." --- Robert B. Chisholm Jr. Dallas Theological Seminary

"This marvelously clear and cogent introduction to biblical linguistics should be required reading for every student of Hebrew and Greek ....The only shame is that this book was not available decades ago when the rest of us were doing our language study!" --- Mark L. Strauss Ph.D. Professor of New Testament Bethel Seminary San Diego

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258 pages

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