Biblical Greek Word Study (πίστις) with Nijay Gupta (Part 4 of Lexical Semantics)

September 29, 2021 // The Biblical Languages Podcast

In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso talks with Nijay Gupta about his work on the Greek word πίστις.

Njiay Gupta teaches New Testament at Northern Seminary and is the author of numerous works including "Paul and the Language of Faith."

Here's a snapshot of what you can expect in this conversation:

• The role of semantic domains, cultural linguistics, and contextualized meaning in biblical Greek word studies
• How to use concentric circles to organize data on a biblical Greek word you're analyzing
• How to deal with polyvalence or range of meaning when looking at a word in various contexts
• Distinctive features of the word πίστις across non-Jewish Hellenistic literature, Jewish-Hellenistic literature, the Septuagint, the New Testament, and Paul.
• And more!

Show notes

Resources referenced in this episode:

• Paul and the Language of Faith by Nijay Gupta
• Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches by Teresa Morgan
• Perseus Tufts database

This is Part 4 of our series on Lexical Semantics. Check out the other episodes in this series:

• Part 1: Foundations of Lexical Semantics with Malka Rappaport Hovav
• Part 2: Greek and Septuagint Lexicography with William Ross
• Part 3: Biblical Hebrew Lexicography with Reinier de Blois
• Part 5: Biblical Hebrew Word Study (Locative Verbs) with Keren Dubnov
• Part 6: How to Know What Biblical Greek Words Mean
• Part 7: Bonus Episode - Data, Fallacies, and Objections
• Part 8: How to Know What Biblical Hebrew Words Mean

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