What did the apostles’ Greek sound like?How would New Testament Greek have been pronounced? Often students are taught Erasmian pronunciation, which does not even reproduce Erasmus’s own pronunciation faithfully, let alone that of the New Testament authors. In his new book, Benjamin Kantor breaks a path toward an authentic pronunciation of Koine Greek at the time of the New Testament.The first comprehensive phonological and orthographic study of Judeo-Palestinian Koine Greek, The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek surveys thousands of inscriptions and papyri to determine its historical pronunciation. Benjamin Kantor covers his cutting-edge methodology, the chosen sources, and their context before explaining the pronunciation of each Greek phoneme individually. Written for interested students and specialists alike, this guide includes both explicatory footnotes for novices and technical analysis for veterans.
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- Limitations of Erasmian Pronunciation: Most students learn Erasmian pronunciation, which does not accurately represent how the apostles’ Greek or the New Testament authors would have spoken.
What are the limitations of Erasmian pronunciation when studying New Testament Greek?
The primary limitation of Erasmian pronunciation is that it does not accurately reproduce how the apostles or New Testament authors would have spoken Greek, as it is a modern reconstruction that does not reflect historical phonetics.
