Creation language in Romans 8 : a study in Monosemy /

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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Main Author: Fewster, Gregory P.

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.

Subjects:

Bible. > Romans VIII, 18-23 > Language, style.
Creation > Biblical teaching.
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters

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Call Number: BS2665.52 .F49 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Creation Language in Romans 8: A Survey of Interpretation and Method
  • Systemic Functional Monosemy: A Theory of Lexical Meaning and Function
  • Corpus Linguistics: Lexicographical Data Collection, Theory, and Analysis
  • Modeling Lexicogrammatical Metaphor
  • Corpus Insights into Creation Language in Hellenistic Greek
  • The Contribution of κτισις in the Textual Organization of Romans 8.18-25
  • The Role of κτισις in Discourse Transitivity
  • Conclusions and Results
  • Outline of Specialized Corpus
  • Collocation Charts for κτισις
  • Concordance Chart for κτισις
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes.