A Reader's Lexicon of the Apostolic Fathers

by Daniel B. Wallace; Brittany C. Burnette; Terri Darby Moore

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2013

Overview

The apostolic fathers (late first century to mid second century) are early and important links to apostolic Christianity, although there is vigorous debate regarding their connection with the normative teachings of the primitive church. This new reference work, designed to be used alongside Michael Holmes’ third edition of the Apostolic Fathers, makes these vital writings more accessible by providing students with contextually sensitive glosses of words that occur fewer than 30 times in the New Testament These definitions are presented in the order in which they occur in the texts, along with the frequency of the word in the book, to facilitate a seamless reading process. Thus, students of New Testament Greek will be able to more comfortably expand their studies to read the works of Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, the Shepherd of Hermas, Polycarp of Smyrna, Papias, and others. This work will spur many students of the New Testament to explore the writings of the apostolic fathers and wrestle with their content, theology, praxis, use of the New Testament, and devotion to the risen Lord.

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Key Features

• All vocabulary is given in its lexical form
• Occasional syntactical, morphological, and idiom notes are found throughout the lexicon
• The glosses are contextually determined

Contents

• First Clement
• Second Clement
• Ignatius to the Ephesians
• Ignatius to the Magnesians
• Ignatius to the Trallians
• Ignatius to the Romans
• Ignatius to the Philadelphians
• Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
• Ignatius to the Polycarp
• Polycarp to the Philippians
• The Martyrdom of Polycarp
• The Didache
• The Letter of Barnabas
• The Shepherd of Hermas
• The Letter to Diognetus
• The Fragment of Quadratus
• The Fragments of Papias
• The Traditions of the Elders

Praise for the Print Edition

This lexicon offers a handy and user-friendly way into the world of the Apostolic Fathers by helping students of NT Greek use their knowledge to expand their horizons. You can never stop learning a language, and the richness of Greek is especially rewarding. This is the perfect second step for those who are ready to take it.

—Gerald Bray, research professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School

A Reader’s Lexicon to the Apostolic Fathers is precisely the tool needed by students of Greek who want to begin reading the Apostolic Fathers in the original. Organized to help them as they work through these texts, students with only a year or two of Greek will begin to make headway as they read these important documents in the original. Highly recommended.

—D.A. Carson, research professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

It is gratifying to see increasing interest in the Apostolic Fathers and more tools becoming available for the study of them. This new reader’s lexicon will be a very useful tool to facilitate reading what is to many Greek students an unfamiliar corpus. The lexicon is well-conceived and has been produced with commendable attention to detail and sensitivity to the context. Even in the age of digitally tagged texts, there is a secure place for a printed lexicon as a companion to Holmes’s edition of the Fathers.

—Rodney J. Decker, professor of Greek and New Testament, Baptist Bible Seminary

Product Details

• Title: A Reader’s Lexicon of the Apostolic Fathers
• Authors: Daniel B. Wallace, Brittany C. Burnette, Terri Darby Moore
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Greek language, Biblical › Dictionaries--English; Fathers of the church › Dictionaries; Fathers of the church
• ISBNs: 9780825439490, 0825439493
• Resource ID: LLS:RDRSLXCNPSFTHRS
• Resource Type: Lexicon
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:38:32Z

About Daniel B. Wallace

Daniel B. Wallace (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, and senior New Testament editor of the The NET Bible (NET). He has written Greek Grammar beyond the Basics.