Re: Moulton & Milligan

Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Wed, 27 May 1998 06:55:09 -0400

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At 10:22 PM 5/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Did someone recently ask about purchasing the 1997 Hendrickson reprint
>of Moulton & Milligan's THE VOCABULARY OF THE GREEK TESTAMENT
>Illustrated from the Papyri, etc. (c) 1930 [Retail $39.95 ~ $25.00 from
>CBD]? If so, I missed the responses.
>
>Bruce Metzger in his LEXICAL AIDS states that it is "unsurpassed in its
>field," but that was in 1969. What is the scholarly view of this book
>now in 1998?
>

It is still one of the best lexicons available. Its function, to clarify
the meaning and usage of words from non-literary sources, is invaluable.

With it and Bauer, one knows everything! :)

>--
>"Eric S. Weiss"

Jim

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