In "Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament," Steve Runge introduces a
function-based approach to language, exploring New Testament Greek grammatical
conventions based upon the discourse functions they accomplish. Runge's approach
has less to do with the specifics of language and more to do with how humans are
wired to process it.
The approach is cross-linguistic. Runge looks at how all languages operate
before he focuses on Greek. He examines linguistics in general to simplify the
analytical process and explain how and why we communicate as we do, leading to a
more accurate description of the Greek text. The approach is also
function-based--meaning that Runge gives primary