Imitatio Ezechielis: the irregular grammar of Revelation reconsidered
"Revelation contains the most unusual Greek written in the ancient world. In Imitatio Ezekechielis, Best makes a unique contribution by arguing that the irregular Greek is due to John's imitation of the nature of the grammar found in the inaugural vision of his prophetic exemplar, Ezekiel....
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2025]
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Biblical interpretation series (volume 226)
Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
volume 226 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Revelation
/ Grammar
/ Greek language
/ Ezekiel
/ Immitation
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Thesis
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| Summary: | "Revelation contains the most unusual Greek written in the ancient world. In Imitatio Ezekechielis, Best makes a unique contribution by arguing that the irregular Greek is due to John's imitation of the nature of the grammar found in the inaugural vision of his prophetic exemplar, Ezekiel. The wide-ranging and multidisciplinary argument draws on Greek and Hebrew linguistics, ancient rhetoric, mimesis criticism, and Jewish merkabah mysticism |
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| Physical Description: | X, 339 Seiten, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-71602-5 |
