A Semitic Fingerprint on Mark and Revelation
This article examines the unique syntax found in the Greek texts of Mark and Revelation. Both books exhibit a distinct propensity to begin sentences with the conjunction καί, a linguistic phenomenon known as “parataxis.” A comparative analysis is conducted on a large swath of contemporary Greek narr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2024, Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 281-308 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Parataxis
/ parátaxis
/ Semitism
/ Mark
/ Revelation
/ Septuaginta (Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum)
/ Greek language
/ Syntax
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity ZA Social sciences |
| Further subjects: | B
Statistical analysis
B comparative linguistics B Semitic καί B parataxis B LXX |
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| Summary: | This article examines the unique syntax found in the Greek texts of Mark and Revelation. Both books exhibit a distinct propensity to begin sentences with the conjunction καί, a linguistic phenomenon known as “parataxis.” A comparative analysis is conducted on a large swath of contemporary Greek narrative texts in an effort to locate where Mark and Revelation fall along the paratactic spectrum. The analysis draws on comparative linguistics and statistical analysis to argue that this paratactic style is a Semitic linguistic fingerprint, aligning more closely with the LXX and other early Jewish and Christian (EJC) texts but differs from pagan Greek narratives of the same era. The article concludes by summarizing how scholars have accounted for this Semitic fingerprint and what some implications might be. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10074 |