Writing in Greek But Thinking in Aramaic [electronic resource] : A Study of Vestigial Verbal Coordination in the Gospels

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reiter, C. Leslie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. N.T. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. N.T. Gospels--Language, style.

Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Hebrew language--Verb.

Hebrew language.

Bible. Gospels--Language, style.

Bible.

Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Local Subjects:

Bible. N.T. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. N.T. Gospels--Language, style.

Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Hebrew language--Verb.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this monograph the author investigates the syntactic construction found in the Semitic languages known as verbal coordination as it relates to the translation and therefore the interpretation of the scriptures. In the course of his analysis, the author also discusses grammaticalization that has occurred to translate the function of the word from Hebrew to Greek. According to the author, translations of this construction account for certain awkward expressions in the Greek Gospel texts, particularly Mark and John, because the writers were thinking in Semitic and writing in Greek. There are s

Contents:

WRITING IN GREEK BUT THINKING IN ARAMAIC: A Study of Vestigial Verbal Coordination in the Gospels; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Signa; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - The Grammatical Structure of Verbal Coordination; Chapter 3 - Verbal Coordination in Late B.C.E.-Early C.E. Texts; Chapter 4 - Vestigial Verbal Coordination; Chapter 5 - Concluding Remarks; Appendices; Appendix A - Answered and Said in KJV of the Bible; Appendix B - Verbal Coordination in the Hebrew Bible

Appendix C - Comparison of Syriac Versions with the Hebrew and Greek Text for the Words Answered and Said in the KJVAppendix D - Indicative Vestigial Verbal Coordination in the Gospels; Appendix E - Participial Vestigial Verbal Coordination in the Gospels; Appendix F - Imperative Vestigial Verbal Coordinated in the Gospels; Bibliography; Indices; Modern Authors; Persons; Subjects; Versions and Editions; Scriptures; Ancient Manuscripts and Codices; Greek Words; Hebrew and Aramaic Words Including Syriac; Transliterated Terms

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ISBN:

0-7734-1782-6

OCLC:

827209004