“Insofar as we love the gospel, to that same extent, let us study the ancient tongues”----Martin Luther

Constantine Campbell answers questions about his book.

1. What is this book about? “The issues of contention, development, and even revolution are the focus here” (21). The topic concerns Koine Greek and not ancient.

2. How is this book unique? Over the past thirty there has been a paradigm shift and Campbell discusses these shifts such as the rise of discourse analysis and verbal aspect.

3. Why is this book needed? Advances in Greek linguistics can lead to insights into text and correct long term errors (23).

4. Why include these topics? Campbell answers this question by giving a preview of his coming chapters.

5. How should this book be used? It should be used for both personal study and classroom work because these are his classroom notes converted into a book (26).

6. What is the intended outcome of this book? Campbell gives eight outcomes he desires to result from the reading of his book.