Word Meanings in the New Testament

by Ralph Earle

Although translations help to convey the meanings of many words in the Greek, no translation can bring out all the nuances. That is why Word Meanings can be an important tool for the person who desires to understand the Word of God more fully.

Genres: Reference, Church, Christian

512 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 1977

About the author

Ralph Earle, Jr. (January 17, 1908 – May 23, 1995) was a biblical scholar.

He was born in Dighton, Massachusetts.

He authored and edited many scholarly articles and books, including several Bible commentaries. He served as a pastor in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and Everett, Massachusetts while on faculty at alma mater Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts from 1933 to 1945. He was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene.

Earle was founding Professor of New Testament at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri from 1945 to 1977 and served on the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version of the Bible.[2][3][4] Earle joined the Evangelical Theological Society as a charter member in 1950, served on the executive committee from 1958 to 1966, and was president in 1962.

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Reviews

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great study help to me when I am pondering a particular word in the New Testament.