Diagrammatical Analysis

by Lee L. Kantenwein

Publisher:

BMH Books

, 1979

Overview

Diagrammatical Analysis is designed to facilitate the student's understanding of syntactical relationships in grammar. The parts of speech are defined and diagrammatically illustrated in English, Greek and Hebrew.

Beginning with one's spoken language, the analyst has a foundation upon which he can build his understanding of the peculiar and salient features of Greek and Hebrew syntax. Therefore, the diagrammed analysis of the original languages forms a basis for outlining the Biblical text and preaching an exegetical expository sermonic structure. The purpose is to allow the syntax to suggest the sermonic organization which the student can preach and teach with confidence and authority, rather than communicating an outline placed or forced upon a passage of scripture.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Diagrammatical analysis has four basic purposes: (1) it enables the interpreter to understand the structure of meaningful sentences contained in the Bible; (2) it enables the interpreter to structure a meaningful and workable outline whereby he can pass on God’s truth to his hearers; (3) it enables the interpreter to observe the thought pattern of the Biblical writer whom the Holy Spirit employed, and (4) it enables the interpreter to construct effective sentences of his own.” (Page 10)

“An exegetical expository preaching and teaching ministry of a ‘What saith the Scriptures?’ is based upon a literal, contextual, historical, cultural, and grammatical interpretation.” (Page 7)

“The most obvious and simplest way of diagramming a sentence is to write the framework on a horizontal line—subject, verb, and object of the verb, and to write below this framework the words, phrases or clauses that modify them.” (Pages 10–11)

“Therefore, diagramming is a diagnosis of syntax serving to pinpoint the relation that words have one to another, and thereby facilitating grammatical exegesis, the cornerstone of theological exegesis.” (Page 9)

“Analysis is the diagnosis of a sentence into its separate parts (words, phrases, clauses), and carefully scrutinizing each part in its relation to the whole. ‘When analysis is objectified in the form of a written diagram, it pictures relationships.’” (Page 7)

Product Details

• Title: Diagrammatical Analysis
• Author: Lee L. Kantenwein
• Publisher: BMH Books
• Print Publication Date: 1979
• Logos Release Date: 2003
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Greek language, Biblical › Grammar; Greek language, Biblical › Syntax
• Resource ID: PDF:DIAGANALYSIS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T08:59:58Z