God, Language and Scripture

Ronald Coleman

The primary aim of God, Language and Scripture is to provide guidance in the use of biblical languages. Secondarily this volume initiates the reader to the wonders and workings of language and points out how language is often misused, especially in regard to the Bible. This volume, however, in no way anticipates all the ways of mishandling language. Silva's emphasis is on "global" rather than detailed concerns (though selected specific examples are used) of how language is misused. The book includes an account of the birth and growth of modern linguistics, an appreciation of its interdisciplinary character, particularly its ties with literary criticism, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and science. It surveys all levels of language description, but emphasizes the semantic and stylistic aspects of grammar and syntax, vocabulary, and discourse. In addition, it considers the transmission of the Bible (textual criticism and translation) as a mode of linguistic communication and interpretive process.

Mal Walker

I've had to read this book for college and think its valuable enough to have as a stand alone resource in logos. However, it is available within the resource 'Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation.' This is a Logos Research Edition resource, so its got all the tagging and page numbers etc which is great, and the other books that are bundled together within the resource are also quite good. https://www.logos.com/product/17265/foundations-of-contemporary-interpretation