Abstract
This term has been applied by some scholars (mainly in Biblical Studies) from about the mid-20th century to describe the use of Greek by Christian writers in the early centuries CE, in the belief that those writers used a distinctive form of Greek, which is sometimes even described as a dialect. Such a view is much contested, and rightly so, for the notion is misconceived linguistically.
1. Hebraists and Purists
The debate about whether …