The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax by Steven Thompson - 9780521018784

Name: The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax by Steven Thompson - 9780521018784
Brand: Steven Thompson

Steven Thompson

The Apocalypse and Semitic SyntaxAuthor(s): Steven Thompson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521018784, 978-0521018784\nSynopsis\nThis 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 similar 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 inf.