The Greek Testament (Commentary)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The Greek Testament, by Henry Alford ranks among the most important and authoritative works on the Greek text of the New Testament. In addition to Alford’s Greek text, this massive work includes detailed grammatical, literary, lexical, and textual analysis of nearly every Greek word in the New Testament, along with comprehensive linguistic and idiomatic notes. The Greek Testament represents an epochal shift in New Testament exegesis. Alford’s approach to the Greek text is primarily textual and philological, unlike the purely homiletical and theological approach which previously dominated English language commentaries. This shift in approach not only changed the method of New Testament exegesis, it also altered the role of commentaries. Through The Greek Testament, Henry Alford made a scholarly and textual approach to the Bible widely accessible. He introduced German biblical criticism to the English-speaking world, thereby making a lasting impression on the scholarly approach to biblical translation and interpretation.
Top Highlights
“that Christ and the Father are one; one in essence primarily, but therefore also one in working, and power, and in will” (Volume 1, Page 816)
“The present εἰμί expresses essential existence, as in reff., especially Col. 1:17, and was often used by our Lord to assert His Divine Being.” (Volume 1, Page 802)
“The argument is à minori ad majus. If in any sense they could be called gods,—how much more properly He” (Volume 1, Page 817)
“No stress must be laid on ἐμνηστ., as if she were only the betrothed wife of Joseph at this time;—she had been taken to his house before this: the history in our text happening during the time indicated by Matt. 1:25.” (Volume 1, Page 457)
“The τὰ ἀρεστὰ αὐτ. ποιῶ πάντ. is the very essential being of the Son, and is the cause why the Father is ever with Him” (Volume 1, Page 794)
- Title: The Greek Testament (Commentary)
- Author: Henry Alford
- Publisher: Guardian Press
- Print Publication Date: 1976
- Logos Release Date: 2010
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. › Greek
- Resource ID: LLS:ALFGRKNTCOM
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T07:43:22Z
Henry Alford (1810–1871) was an English churchman, theologian, hymnodist, and writer. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1832), and was ordained deacon in 1833, priest in 1834, and elected a fellow of Trinity the same year; he became vicar of Wymeswold, Leicestershire, 1835, minister of Quebec Chapel, Marylebone, London, in 1853, and dean of Canterbury in 1857.