Style, stylistics and the study of the New Testament

In this paper it is argued that stylistic analyses and studies of New Testament documents have for the greater part of this century, been inadequate and very limited. The different approaches to New Testament style and the sources of stylistic information available to researchers are indicated, and...

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Main Author: Botha, J. E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: NTWSA 1990
In: Neotestamentica
Year: 1990, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-184
Further subjects:B Semitic influences
B Literary features
B Hyperbole
B Ellipsis
B Chiasm
B Brachylogy
B Traditional approaches
B Asyndeton
B Language
B Commentaries
B Penchant for numbers
B Theoretical framework
B Pleonasm
B Syntax
B Exegesis
B Rhetorical figures of speech
B Repetition
B Grammars
B Meaning
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Summary:In this paper it is argued that stylistic analyses and studies of New Testament documents have for the greater part of this century, been inadequate and very limited. The different approaches to New Testament style and the sources of stylistic information available to researchers are indicated, and their limitations pointed out. The question of possible solutions to this problem is subsequently raised, and a few suggestions are made regarding a possible redefinition of style in terms of more modern approaches to language and the implications of this for future New Testament style studies are pointed out.
ISSN:2518-4628
Contains:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_942