Register variation in the New Testament Petrine texts
"This book examines the nature of the early church from a Petrine perspective, employing an analysis of register to implement a more synthetic study of relevant texts in the New Testament. Liu utilises a type of discourse analysis that provides a framework for classifying grammatical and lexica...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2022]
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| In: |
Linguistic biblical studies (volume 21)
Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Linguistic biblical studies
volume 21 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Peter Apostle
/ Bible. Petrusbrief 1.
/ Bible. Petrusbrief 2.
/ Acts of the Apostles
/ Discourse analysis
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Discourse Analysis
B Petrine office History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 B Bible. Peter Language, style B Peter the Apostle, Saint B Bible. Acts Language, style B Register (Linguistics) B Thesis B Bible. Peter Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Summary: | "This book examines the nature of the early church from a Petrine perspective, employing an analysis of register to implement a more synthetic study of relevant texts in the New Testament. Liu utilises a type of discourse analysis that provides a framework for classifying grammatical and lexical information so that the reader can better understand the social function of not only Peter's speeches in Acts, but also the two epistles attributed to him. Liu's original and detailed study looks at the content and structure of the texts to enhance our understanding of the early church, with particular attention paid to the dichotomy between Petrine and Pauline Christianity and their competing pictures of Christian origins. This book will interest all scholars and students who wish to extend their understanding of both the historical and literary Peter"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 900450656X |