The meaning and uses of βασιλεία in the Gospel of Matthew: semantic monosemy and pragmatic modulation
"Contrary to the prevailing view that basileia is a verbal noun signifying God's rule, this study demonstrates how the term's pragmatic range in Matthew's Gospel covers both five distinct types of use and their integration into a coherent concept. The study, which is the first to...
| Subtitles: | The meaning and uses of basileia in the Gospel of Matthew |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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| In: |
Novum Testamentum / Supplements (volume 192)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Novum Testamentum / Supplements
volume 192 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
basileia
/ Matthew
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| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Matthew
Language, style
B Basileia (The Greek word) B Greek language, Biblical Semantics B Thesis B Pragmatics |
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| Summary: | "Contrary to the prevailing view that basileia is a verbal noun signifying God's rule, this study demonstrates how the term's pragmatic range in Matthew's Gospel covers both five distinct types of use and their integration into a coherent concept. The study, which is the first to examine all occurrences of basileia in the First Gospel from the perspective of semantic monosemy, extends and enhances our appreciation of the Matthean Zentralbegriff, and engenders a more accurate apprehension of the nature and aims of the Matthean narrative and the theological views it conveys"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004681051 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004686953 |