Tyndale House, Cambridge Edition: The Greek-English New Testament (Hardcover)

The Tyndale House Greek-English New Testament (TH-GENT) is Crossway's more recent addition to their lineup of Greek NT readers sees Dirk Jongkind and Peter J. Williams take on Tregelles' NT paired side-by-side with the supposedly corresponding ESV text.

"The Greek-English New Testament pairs the full text of The Greek New Testament...with the English Standard Version - allowing you to interact with the original Greek while referencing the corresponding English translation on the opposite page." - Crossway

The Greek-English New Testament is Currently Available in Hardcover Only: ( Paste-down Liner with Slipcase) ISBN 978-1-4335-7092-6

This edition is printed in China.

Table of Contents: Note that Crossway has decided to forego the traditional ordering of the NT books.

1) Preface to the Tyndale House Greek New Testament

2) Introduction to the Tyndale House Greek New Testament

3) Preface to the English Standard Version

The New Testament

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
Revelation

4) Weights and Measures

Sizing:

The Tyndale House GENT has the same footprint as the Cambridge Concord (a bible that is widely regarded as being a perfect size). That said, this edition of the Greek NT is slightly larger than its predecessor, the Greek New Testament.

First Impressions:

Crossway's presentation of their products is second to none. I really appreciated its inclusion of a slipcase, as well as the bookbinding, being Smyth-sewn. My only gripe is that mine came in with dents in the box as well as the book spine being scuffed. What is most surprising is that the product was shrink-wrapped, testifying to it being new rather than opened. It seems that there needs to be a quality check on how these books are handled before they are shipped.

Does Not Do What It Was Marketed For - An Early Sign of Yet Another ESV Edition Forthcoming:

The pairing of the 2016 ESV text with the newly promoted Tregelles NT text as revised by Dirk Jongkind and Peter J. Williams cannot be said to be too helpful. For one, the 2016 ESV text was not translated from the latter Greek Text, and a reading from John 1:18 goes to demonstrate this: In the Greek text, the editors have opted for the Received Text's reading of "ho monogenes huios" rather than the Eclectic Text reading of "ho monogenes theos." This notably is not reflected in the accompanying 2016 ESV text which preferred the Eclectic Text in reading "the only God." So as far as the TH GENT is marketed, it cannot be said to be referencing a corresponding English text in the 2016 ESV. I had half-expected that the publishers would emend the corresponding ESV text to match their highly promoted Greek NT, but I guess that this is but a sign that yet another ESV edition is forthcoming.