Discourse Features of New Testament Greek: A Coursebook on the Information Structure of New Testamen

Discusses discourse features of Koine Greek from the perspective of descriptive linguistics. Covers topics of constituent order, sentence conjunctions, patterns of reference, backgrounding and highlighting, and reporting conversations. Was written for classroom lectures, discussion groups, and self-instruction. Draws on personal in-depth research and experience in seminars, teach-ins, and courses to describe discourse features. Benefits students who have basic familiarity with discourse analysis and some knowledge of Koiné Greek. Requires the ability to identify the case of a noun and the tense-aspect of a verb and to distinguish participial, relative, and main clauses. Illustrates discourse features from New Testament passages. Includes review questions to assist students in applying the principles.