Pratico Van Pelt Hebrew

[Gedalya]

In his sneak preview #3, David Lang discussed at minute 11:16 an analysis of a text that appeared in Pratico Van Pelt Hebrew.   Are there more such discussions like that  in this volume or is it mostly a hebrew primer?

[Alistair]

Yes, I found that to be exceptionally interesting and a very powerful demonstration of the versatility of using tagged digital texts.

Without knowing what passages are expounded further in such non-obvious (non-commenatry) texts makes the use of the info pane a more critical part of the Bible study workflow.

 

And what other non-commentary volumes offer similar insights?

[ukfraser]

Makes the descision to upgrade to 12 a no brainer!

More little gems to discover in the resources we already have.

Im sold.

 

;o)

[Λύχνις Δαν]

Hi Gordon,

 

  PvP follows a pattern used by Mounce in Basics of Biblical Greek, providing "exegetical insights" by contributors. These usually try to bring out grammatical aspect relevant to exegesis. I am not as familiar with PvP as BBG as I have yet to really begin work on it. Some are very short and others are more extensive. From their introduction though PvP say this :

 

4.    After the vocabulary section of each chapter, we have included a brief study that is intended to encourage students in their study of Hebrew. Many of these studies are “exegetical insights” or “biblical–theological reflections” with reference to specific Hebrew texts. A few are devoted to observations on Hebrew words or phraseology; others explore various aspects of Hebrew language that contribute to our understanding or interpretation of specific biblical passages. These studies will often emphasize a point of grammar or vocabulary that has been studied in a particular chapter. A few are readings that will highlight selected Hebrew verses of a biblical text with a view to grammatical, theological, and exegetical commentary. These studies have been written by pastors, youth leaders, graduate students, and professors; to them we express our gratitude for their contributions (see the following “Table of Insights”). This mix of contributors, with different levels of exposure to the language, should be an encouragement that any level of competence with the language can provide a better understanding of the Old Testament and enhance one’s effectiveness in the communication of biblical truth.

 

There is a list of such insights in the Table of Insights at the front of the book. I'll reproduce that here so you might get a flavour of the covered topics :

 

Table of Insights

    1.11    Roger Valci    The Hebrew Acrostic
    2.15    B. B. Warfield    The Languages and Pastoral Ministry
    3.13    Gary D. Pratico    The Imperative Summons to Praise
    4.11    Tim Laniak    Kinship Terms and God’s Relationship with His People
    5.10    Miles V. Van Pelt    The Long Nose of God
    6.10    Gary D. Pratico    Who Is Like You?
    7.9    Bruce K. Waltke    How I Changed My Mind About Teaching Hebrew
    8.13    Jay Sklar    I Myself Have Given
    9.18    Gary D. Pratico    A Cherished Name of God
    10.8    John Piper    Bitzer Was a Banker!
    11.9    Martin Luther    On the Importance of the Biblical Languages
    12.19    Ulrich Zwingli    Languages are Gifts of the Holy Ghost
    13.16    Tim Laniak    At Your Service
    14.17    Gordon P. Hugenberger    Train Up a Child
    15.12    J. Bergman Kline    The Feast of Cover–over
    16.25    J. Bergman Kline    The Covenant Donkey
    17.11    Tim Laniak    Believing Is Seeing
    18.18    Dorington G. Little    Yes, I Will Remember
    19.12    Donna Petter    The Wife of Uriah the Hittite
    20.15    Jason S. DeRouchie    A Life Centered on Torah
    21.10    Catherine Beckerleg    What a Difference a Pronoun Makes
    22.14    J. Bergman Kline    Double Trouble
    23.13    Peter J. Gentry    We Have Not Come to an End
    24.17    Gary D. Pratico    Hebrew Reading: The Call and Commission of Moses at the Burning Bush
    25.15    Gary D. Pratico    What Is His Name?
    26.15    Gary D. Pratico    Hebrew Reading: I Am the Lord
    27.14    Gary D. Pratico    But by My Name Yahweh
    28.11    Gary D. Pratico    The Lord Proclaimed
    29.12    Gary D. Pratico    Hebrew Reading: Jonah and the Character of God
    30.17    Carol M. Kaminski    The Promises to the Fathers
    31.18    J. Bergman Kline    Abram’s Amen
    32.11    Catherine Beckerleg    A Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures
    33.16    Douglas Stuart    Marry a Prostitute?
    34.16    Tom Petter    In the Lord His God
    35.12    Jeffrey J. Niehaus    In the Cool of the Day?
    36.9    Jeffrey J. Niehaus    A Still Small Voice?

 

  Hope this helps.

 

Thx

D