
Luke in His Own Words
A Study of the Language of Luke–Acts in Greek
- 264 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Jenny Read-Heimerdinger examines the language of Luke-Acts, exploring aspects of Luke's use of Greek that traditional approaches have not generally accounted for previously. Drawing on contemporary developments in linguistics - broadly referred to as 'discourse analysis' - Read-Heimerdinger emphasises that paying close attention to the context of language is vital to understanding the reasons behind an author's choices. Read-Heimerdinger applies the tools of discourse analysis to several features of Luke's Greek - such as variation in word order, the use of the article and fine distinctions between synonyms - in order to demonstrate how principles that govern their use subsequently affect exegesis. In addition, she makes suggestions to account for manuscript variation, which in turn have an impact on the editorial choices of Nestle-Aland's Greek New Testament.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The article before proper names1
- 3 Sentence connectives1
- 4 Word order1
- 5 Expressions for the Holy Spirit1
- 6 The tracking of participants1
- 7 Parallel terms
- 8 The structure of Luke’s books1
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of scriptural references