Creation language in Romans 8 : a study in Monosemy /
Modern scholarship tends to understand Paul's use of creation language (κτίσις) in Rom 8.18-23 as part of a commentary on the state of sub-human creation. This misguided position warrants an inquiry into the state of lexical study in New Testament scholarship. As a result, Fewster articulates a...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
BRILL,
2013.
Series:
Linguistic Biblical Studies
8.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248649.
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Call Number: BS2665.52 .F49 2013
| Summary: | Modern scholarship tends to understand Paul's use of creation language (κτίσις) in Rom 8.18-23 as part of a commentary on the state of sub-human creation. This misguided position warrants an inquiry into the state of lexical study in New Testament scholarship. As a result, Fewster articulates a theory of lexical monosemy, cast in the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The model is applied to Paul's use of κτίσις through a robust corpus analysis and investigation into the word's role within the paragraph. κτίσις contributes to the cohesive structure of Rom 8.18-23 and-contra the majority of interpreters-functions as a metaphor for the human body. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 14, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ca. 220 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004250802 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |