Poor edition of a great book
I recently bought Oxford's hardcover edition and its a damn shame that for the price of the book what you get is a glued photocopy of the original edition. I won't get into the content of the book. Gesenius' work is legendary for those interested in the subject. But I do warn those interested in this edition of what they'll get. It is sad that such a fine publishing house as OUP is getting into the habit of selling expensive editions of books that basically amount to a cheap reprint of the original. Instead of advertising it as expensive hardcover editions they should be more frank about what they are really delivering.
NOT for the undergraduate
The language experts give this book a good rating, but I, the undergraduate, see little value in this book. The author's native tongue doesnot seem to be english. The book focuses on things like why "their" is an execption to the rule "i before e except after c". This book is far from simple to understand.
A reference point
A great work. Not for faint-hearted ones. The problem with this type of subject is to know what is still considered correct, as research proceeds. But, of course, that by no means diminishes the value of the book! Certainly a must have for serious, deep-digging students.
Good Price, but not Most Recent Edition
Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar remains as one of the standard grammars for Biblical Hebrew studies. This paperback edition is a very affordable alternative to the expensive hardcover edition. Especially suitable for starving graduate students such as myself! However, it should be noted that the Dover paperback edition was apparently not printed from the most recent hardcover edition & therefore doesn't have the updated indices that the newer edition has, which may explain why it is so cheap. Otherwise it appears to be identicle to the hardcover.
great
It's a classical book and this paperback version is for a very affordable price. Useful tool for all serious students of the old testament hebrew.
