Alexander Buttmann (1813-1893), scholar
Alexander Buttmann (1813-1893) was a German scholar.
Biography
Classical philologist. Teacher in a secondary school on Potsdam. Edited several editions of a Greek grammar first authored by his father, Philipp Buttmann (1764-1829). In the process, he got interested in the particularities of NT Greek.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Highlighted the difference between classical Greek and NT Greek.
Books
References
- William Baird, in History of New Testament Research: 2. From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann (2003 Baird), book / p.184