Overview
The Theological Lexicon of the New Testament, written by the premier biblical exegete Ceslas Spicq, takes its place alongside other standard language tools for New Testament studies. This singular 3-volume set, translated into English by James D. Ernest, combines Spicq’s command of lexicography with a theological approach to New Testament studies. Spicq's quest is not for morphology, orthography, or even grammar or syntax; rather, he wants to uncover the religious meaning of the language used in the New Testament.
Spicq has used many resources, including epigraphical texts, papyri, classical writings, the Greek Old Testament, Hellenistic authors, among others, to create this study. Article headings provide Greek lexical forms, fully tranliterated English forms, and a definition. The extensively footnoted body of each article discusses usage in the papyri, the Septuagint, and classical and Hellenistic writings, applying the results to New Testament interpretation.
Key Features
- Fully transliterated English form with brief definition
- Extensive footnotes
- Bibliography with a wide range of resources
Praise for the Print Edition
Classical authors, inscriptions, and papyri are probed for the light they can shed . . . An important resource [now] available to English-speaking people.
—Frederick Danker, Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago
These volumes represent one of the best supplements to Kittel available. New Testament scholars should find much of value here, while those in pastoral work would certainly find the volumes useful in sermon preparation.
—Darrell L. Bock
Individual Titles
Volume 1
- Author: Ceslas Spicq
- Editor: James D. Ernest
- Translator: James D. Ernest
- Series: Theological Lexicon of the New Testament
- Publisher: Hendrickson
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 638
In addition to the table of Greek words in this volume and the corresponding articles, Volume 1 includes:
- Preface
- Translator's Preface
- Abbreviations: Bible, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Rabbinic and Mishnaic Writings, Qumran
- Abbreviations: Ancient Greek and Latin Writers
- Abbreviations: Papyri and Ostraca
- Abbreviations: Inscriptions
- Abbreviations: General Works
- Abbreviations: Periodicals
- Transliteration Tables
Volume 2
- Author: Ceslas Spicq
- Editor: James D. Ernest
- Translator: James D. Ernest
- Series: Theological Lexicon of the New Testament
- Publisher: Hendrickson
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 620
Volume 2 continues with a table of Greek words and their corresponding articles.
Volume 3
- Author: Ceslas Spicq
- Editor: James D. Ernest
- Translator: James D. Ernest
- Series: Theological Lexicon of the New Testament
- Publisher: Hendrickson
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 630
In addition to the table of Greek words in this volume and the corresponding articles, Volume 3 includes:
- List of Greek Words
- List of English Glosses
- Index of Ancient Sources
Product Details
- Title: Theological Lexicon of the New Testament (3 vols.)
- Author: Ceslas Spicq
- Editor: James D. Ernest
- Translator: James D. Ernest
- Series: Theological Lexicon of the New Testament
- Publisher: Hendrickson
- Volumes: 3
- Pages: 1,888
About Ceslas Spicq
Ceslas Spicq, O.P., was an internationally recognized biblical scholar known especially for his commentaries Saint Paul: Les Epîtres Pastorales, Les Epîtres de Saint Pierre, L'Epître aux Hébreux, and for his widely acclaimed Agape in the New Testament.
About James D. Ernest
James D. Ernest received his Ph. D. in history of Christian life and thought from Boston College. He is an editor at Baker Academic.