The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax

By:

Steven Thompson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

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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 simila 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.

Author Biography:

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, growing out of his Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax (Cambridge, 1985, 2005). He is also researching the social history of wine and drinking in the Graeco-Roman world.

Release date Australia

August 22nd, 2005

Author

Steven Thompson

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

168

Series

Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

Dimensions

140x217x11

ISBN-13

9780521018784

Product ID

1968985

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