Semitic Poetic Techniques in the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-47, 55
Two peculiar alternations of grammatical form appear in the Magnificat: a tense shift in verses 46b-47 and an alternation of object constructions in verse 55. Though most studies treat these phenomena as outlying examples of Greek usage, a better explanation is found in the marked language character...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Anno: 2016, Volume: 135, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 557-574 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Magnificat
/ Lingue semitiche
/ Poesia
/ Figure retoriche
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HA Bibbia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Theology
B Bible Theology B BUTH, Randall B Bible B Bible. Luke B Bible Philosophy B MAGNIFICAT (Prayer) B Philosophy |
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| Riepilogo: | Two peculiar alternations of grammatical form appear in the Magnificat: a tense shift in verses 46b-47 and an alternation of object constructions in verse 55. Though most studies treat these phenomena as outlying examples of Greek usage, a better explanation is found in the marked language character of the canticle itself. A previous study by Randall Buth (1984) has argued that the tense shift in verses 46b-47 reflects a common Semitic poetic device. I defend that analysis and extend it to verse 55, identifying the preposition/case shift there as a second stylistic grammatical alternation in the canticle, specifically: an instance of reversed ballast prepositions. The presence of these devices in the Magnificat demonstrates that its poet possessed an interior grasp of the conventions of Semitic poetry and could execute a hymn in that tradition with skill. Furthermore, with the goal of supplementing inventories of the Magnificat's poetic features, I undertake a literary and linguistic analysis of both devices, giving particular attention to the negotiation of likeness and unlikeness in parallelisms, ambiguity as a vehicle of poetic expression, and the impact of these devices in a Greek presentation. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1353.2016.2713 |
