The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Glossary
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The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Glossary provides concise definitions for the terminology used by The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament. Links to longer, more descriptive articles (in the The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Introduction) are also provided.
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“fronting an element to the beginning of the sentence has the effect of drawing extra attention to it” (source)
“Emphasis is ‘placing what is relatively the most important part of a clause in a special position in order to attract extra attention to it’” (source)
“Importance is based on the new information adds to the context, not its position in a clause.” (source)
“draw extra attention to changes in topic, sharpening comparisons or contrasts” (source)
“in order to make the reader think about the some thing in a specific way” (source)
- Title: The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Glossary
- Author: Steven Runge
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2008
- Logos Release Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Greek language, Biblical › Discourse grammar
- Resource ID: LLS:LDGNTGLOSSARY
- Resource Type: text.monograph.glossary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:11:47Z
Steve Runge has a Doctor of Literature degree in biblical languages from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, supervised by Christo Van der Merwe. He currently serves as a research associate affiliated with the department of ancient studies at the University of Stellenbosch.
In preparation for his doctoral research, Steve completed several years of study in the linguistic fields of pragmatics and discourse grammar. This culminated in attending a workshop on discourse analysis offered by SIL/Wycliffe Bible Translators, facilitated by Stephen H. Levinsohn. He has also earned a Master of Theological Studies degree in biblical languages from Trinity Western Seminary in Langley, BC, and a BA in speech communication from Western Washington University.
Steve has served as a visiting professor teaching Greek discourse grammar at Knox Theological Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at Northwest Baptist Theological College, Trinity Western University, and Associated Canadian Theological Schools (ACTS) while completing his education. He is very active in the church. He and his wife were married in 1990. They have two daughters, and live in Bellingham.