Con Campbell’s Primer on Verbal Aspect Theory

I’ve previously highlighted two of Con Campbell’s books written primarily for NT scholars:

1. Con Campbell’s Book on Verbal Aspect Released in Carson’s SBG Series
2. Con Campbell’s Second Book on Verbal Aspect Released in Carson’s SBG Series

After studying verbal aspect theory a bit, I recognized that nearly everything written on the subject was by scholars and for scholars. I attempted to bridge that gap a little with a short journal article: “A Brief Introduction to Verbal Aspect Theory in New Testament Greek” (Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 12 [2007]: 17–28). Now Con Campbell has superbly bridged the gap with a short book. I’m grateful that Zondervan is publishing a reasonably priced, reliable, concise primer by Con Campbell for students and pastors as well as scholars:

Constantine R. Campbell. Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008 (coming November 1, 2008). 159 pp.

It is clearly written, addressing the subject in a logical order with helpful subdivisions and diagrams. (See the table of contents followed by a sample chapter.) It also includes exercises with an answer key as well as a short glossary of key terms (which is important to make sense of the lingo for linguistics!) This would make a fine supplementary text for a Greek class on any level.

More product info is available here, including an impressive group of endorsements by the following scholars:

1. William D. Mounce
2. Steve Walton
3. D. A. Carson
4. Stanley E. Porter
5. Peter T. O’Brien
6. Rodney J. Decker

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   Jeff Aernie says:

   October 17, 2008 at 2:15 am

   Andy:

   Thanks for posting about this undoubtedly indispensible resource. It should remove a few headaches from the minds beginning students.

   Blessings,
   Jeff
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   Con Campbell says:

   November 11, 2008 at 3:00 pm

   Thanks, Andy.