The language of the Gospel of Matthew

This paper deals with the language of Matthew's Gospel language is seen as an aspect of the style of the Gospel. Because Matthew supposedly made use of sources which would have influenced his language, these possible sources are discussed. Next some characteristics of his language are pointed o...

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Main Author: Engelbrecht, J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: NTWSA 1990
In: Neotestamentica
Year: 1990, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 199-213
Further subjects:B Chiastic ring compositions
B Vocabulary
B Characteristic narrative style
B Parataxis
B Sentence structure
B Sermon on the Mount
B Verbal agreement with Mark
B Augustinian model
B Aramaic influence
B Parables
B Grammatical peculiarities
B Hebraic
B Parallelisms
B Figures of speech
B Septuagintal feature
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Summary:This paper deals with the language of Matthew's Gospel language is seen as an aspect of the style of the Gospel. Because Matthew supposedly made use of sources which would have influenced his language, these possible sources are discussed. Next some characteristics of his language are pointed out with special focus on his vocabulary, after which some examples from the Gospel are discussed to illustrate to what extent his sources influenced his language usage.
ISSN:2518-4628
Contains:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_944