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The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax Steven Thompson (Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies)

The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax By Steven Thompson (Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies)

The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax by Steven Thompson (Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies)


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Offers a grammatical explanation to the peculiarity of the language of the Apocalypse (or Book of Revelation).

The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax Summary

The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax by Steven Thompson (Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies)

This book offers a consistent explanation of the peculiarity of the language of the Apocalypse (or Book of Revelation), namely that the rules of Greek grammar are broken because of the influence of Hebrew and Aramaic. It advances previous similar hypotheses in three ways. First, it focuses chiefly on the verbal system. Secondly, by methodically citing the ancient Greek translations of the Old Testament to demonstrate Hebrew/Aramaic influence, it serves as a limited survey of the syntax of the Septuagint. Thirdly, it argues that the Apocalypse's grammar was influenced not by later Hebrew/Aramaic dialects in use during the first century AD but by Old Testament Hebrew/Aramaic. This thesis suggests a new approach to the Apocalypse that gives greater attention to the influence of Old Testament Hebrew/Aramaic grammar and a fuller awareness of the writer's indebtedness to the Old Testament.

About Steven Thompson (Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies)

Steven Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in Theology at Avondale College, New South Wales. His research interests include the special nature of the language of the ancient Greek apocalypses. He is also researching the social history of wine and drinking in the Graeco-Roman world. For further details, see Steven Thompson's entry in the Register of Australian Drug and Alcohol Research, database ID 843 (www.radar.org.au).

Table of Contents

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Historical survey of linguistic observations; 1. Textual considerations; 2. Semitic influence on verbal syntax; 3. Semitic influence on the clause in the apocalypse; 4. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Indices.

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NLS9780521018784
9780521018784
0521018781
The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax by Steven Thompson (Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2005-08-22
168
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