Going Deeper NT Greek Chapter 1

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History of Gk language (list 6 date ranges)

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History of Gk language (list 6 date ranges)

Proto Indo-European Prior to 1500 BC
Linear B or Mycenaean 1500-1000 BC
Dialects and Classical Greek 1000-300 BC
Koine Greek 300 BC- AD 330
Byzantine Greek AD 330-AD 1453
Modern Greek AD 1453- Present

Common Changes in Gk from Classic to Koine (list 8)

~1st Aor endings appear on 2nd Aor verbs
~Less common use of optative mood
~Increased use of prepositions
~-μι verbs appear w/ omega endings
~Disappearance of ϝ (digamma) and ϙ (koppa)
~Greater use of paratactic (assertions side by side) style
~Change in meaning of comparative and superlative forms
~Semantic shifts in specific words (i.e. λαλεω)

mnemonic: C.O.M.P.A.S. Para ϝ ϙ

TEXT CRITICAL DATA
External Criteria
(list 3)

~Favor older manuscripts
~Favor the reading supported by the majority of manuscripts
~Favor the reading best attested across manuscript familes

TEXT CRITICAL DATA
Internal Criteria
(list 5)

~Favor the reading that best fits the literary context
~ " corresponds best with writings by the same author
~ " best explains the origin of other variants
~ Favor the shorter reading
~Favor the more difficult reading
mnemonic: C.O.D.A.S (Context, Origin, Difficult, Author, Shorter)

ERRORS IN THE GNT
Unintentional Errors
(list 4)

~Errors of Sight
~Errors of hearing
~Errors of writing
~Errors of judgement