The prestige language of Christianity in the book of Acts: historical sociolinguistic approaches to multilingualism
"Researching ancient languages is notoriously difficult in sociolinguistics, due to the scarcity of data. This challenge is addressed by utilizing recent sociolinguistic theories and models to investigate the prestige languages used by early Christians in Acts. Drawing on historical documents,...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2025]
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Linguistic biblical studies (volume 29)
Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Linguistic biblical studies
volume 29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Acts of the Apostles
/ Sociolinguistics
/ Multilingualism
/ Prestige
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Dissertation$eMcMaster Divinity College
B Multilingualism B Sociolinguistics B Bible. Acts Socio-rhetorical criticism B Bible. Acts Language, style B Thesis B Greek language, Biblical |
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| Summary: | "Researching ancient languages is notoriously difficult in sociolinguistics, due to the scarcity of data. This challenge is addressed by utilizing recent sociolinguistic theories and models to investigate the prestige languages used by early Christians in Acts. Drawing on historical documents, archaeology, and inscriptions, this study reconstructs the complex multilingual settings of the time. It reveals how Greek, despite the diverse linguistic landscape, became the dominant language in nearly all official contexts of early Christianity. This work breaks new ground in understanding early Christian communities and their linguistic practices, offering historical sociolinguistic approaches to the study of ancient languages and societies"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--McMaster Divinity College, under the same title Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 445 Seiten, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-72708-3 |
