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| Greek New Testament: With English Introduction including Greek/English dictionary/flexible (Greek Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kurt Aland
Publisher: American Bible Society
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 11114
Media: Imitation Leather
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1195
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 3438051133
Dewey Decimal Number: 225
EAN: 9783438051134
ASIN: 3438051133
Publication Date: December 9, 1998
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| Customer Reviews:
 Reasonable text, terrible font April 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I say "reasonable text," not "excellent text," because while the text is about as good as can be expected when following the Aland school of textual criticism, other scholarly approaches (a label which automatically excludes "Majority Text" and "Textus Receptus" approaches) are possible and in some cases more useful. (See, for example, the article "Remarks of an Outsider about [several Greek lexica] and Their Textual Basis" in the book _Biblical Greek Language and Lexicography_, ed. Bernard A. Taylor et al.) It is the uncritical acceptance of this Aland school that has led to the gratuitous "grade inflation" noted between the 3rd and 4th editions of the UBS Greek NT. The more you gaze at your own navel, it seems, the better it looks, even if it hasn't changed a bit over the years.
So much for the text; now for the font. The first time I opened this 4th edition, I was struck by vertigo (not a normal sensation with me in any circumstance). The font is a disaster! It is hard to say why it happens, but just looking at the font makes me dizzy. It is a crime that this sacred text has been defaced by such an unsightly presentation. I still use my 3rd edition for reading. I have the 4th in case a particular note in the apparatus needs to be consulted, but the 3rd is the only readable one of the pair. The Nestle-Aland 27th edition is also easy on the eyes and has the same text, though with a different sort of critical apparatus. (The UBS edition aims to highlight variants significant for translation, while the N-A edition aims to cover a larger number of variants with a more complex apparatus.)
If you are a newcomer to New Testament Greek, avoid the UBS 4th edition for continuous reading. If you can, get a used copy of the 3rd edition, which has a beautiful font. Otherwise, get the Nestle-Aland 27th edition. And best wishes in your studies! It _is_ possible to learn to read the Greek New Testament well, so don't lose heart if the early going is rough.
 Very Good March 28, 2008
This is justy what I expected. It is a perfect greek new testament for my use. The only bad thing that is not major is that sometimes the commentary takes up almost 1/2 the page. It is nothing extremely bad, just a minor nuisance. Overall still a 5 star.
Greek New Testament January 7, 2008
Good Greek New Testament, dictionary very helpful -only downside is that the cover of mine ended up to be blue instead of shown burgandy color in the picture.
Get the Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine December 22, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Novum Testamentum Graece Et Latine - Greek/Latin New Testament
This volume is excellent in what it is. Well-bound, clear print, etc. A basic edition of the Greek New Testament for the ages.
But don't get this one. Get the Greek/Latin edition linked in, even if you don't care about the Latin (which you probably should). Get the Greek/Latin because the marginalia are superlatively helpful for study and cross-reference, almost as helpful as the text itself. Check the sample pages to see what I'm talking about.
 Flexible leather? October 28, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am a New Testament scholar and make frequent use of my Greek NT. I have an old leather-bound copy that is both out of date and in need of repair. I ordered this Greek Testament from the American Amazon web site because I understood the binding to be leather and flexible, as per the desciption. It is neither, and I was very disappointed when I found that it was bound on boards with faux leather. If I had bought this item in the UK it would have fallen foul of our our 'Trade Descriptions Act'. As it is, I have put it down to experience because it is just too much trouble to return it all the way to the USA. However, I feel let down by Amazon USA!
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