Randall Buth and R. Steven Notley's The Language Environment of First-Century Judaea

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Adam Olean | Forum Activity | Posted: Fri, Apr 18 2014 7:13 PM

Randall Buth and R. Steven Notley's The Language Environment of First-Century Judaea appears to be a very valuable volume, if only it did not cost so much! Thankfully, Randall Buth has generously shared the introduction and two substantial articles on his blog (see below). Here's Brill's publishing blurb:

The articles in this collection demonstrate that a change is taking place in New Testament studies. Throughout the twentieth century, New Testament scholarship primarily worked under the assumption that only two languages, Aramaic and Greek, were in common use in the land of Israel in the first century. The current contributors investigate various areas where increasing linguistic data and changing perspectives have moved Hebrew out of a restricted, marginal status within first-century language use and the impact on New Testament studies. Five articles relate to the general sociolinguistic situation in the land of Israel during the first century, while three articles present literary studies that interact with the language background. The final three contributions demonstrate the impact this new understanding has on the reading of Gospel texts.

http://www.brill.com/products/book/language-environment-first-century-judaea 

http://www.amazon.com/Language-Environment-First-Century-Judaea/dp/9004263403 

Here are the articles Buth shared on his blog:

• Buth, Randall. “Introduction: Language Issues Are Important for Gospel Studies.” Pages 1–5 in The Language Environment of First-Century Judaea. Vol. 2. Jerusalem Studies in the Synoptic Gospels. Leiden: Brill, 2014. Online: http://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/volume-century-language-land-israel/. 
• ———. “The Riddle of Jesus’ Cry from the Cross: The Meaning of Ηλι Ηλι Λαμα Σαβαχθανι (Matthew 27:46) and the Literary Function of Ελωι Ελωι Λειμα Σαβαχθανι (Mark 15:34).” Pages 395–421 in The Language Environment of First-Century Judaea. Vol. 2. Jerusalem Studies in the Synoptic Gospels. Leiden: Brill, 2014. Online: http://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/language-background-literary-function-cry-cross/. 
• Buth, Randall, and R. Steven Notley. The Language Environment of First-Century Judaea. Vol. 2. Jerusalem Studies in the Synoptic Gospels. Leiden: Brill, 2014. Online: http://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/volume-century-language-land-israel/. 
• Buth, Randall, and Chad Pierce. “Hebraisti in Ancient Texts: Does Ἑβραϊστί Ever Mean ‘Aramaic’?” Pages 66–109 in The Language Environment of First-Century Judaea. Vol. 2. Jerusalem Studies in the Synoptic Gospels. Leiden: Brill, 2014. Online: http://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/hebraisti/. 

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Caleb S. | Forum Activity | Replied: Mon, Apr 21 2014 2:39 PM

I would purchase it if it came to Logos.

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DMB | Forum Activity | Replied: Sat, Feb 21 2015 12:08 PM

This remains as a great suggestion.

This pdf includes the TOC and intro as mentioned above.

7217.9789004263406_01-Buth-Intro.pdf