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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461331803321

Autore

Jung Chang-Wook <1963->

Titolo

The original language of the Lukan infancy narrative [[electronic resource] /] / Chang-Wook Jung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, c2004

ISBN

1-283-19763-4

9786613197634

0-567-41886-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 267

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

226.4/066

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Main Text Editions; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE GREEK OF THE LUKAN INFANCY NARRATIVE IN THE HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP; Chapter 2 DEFINITIONS OF SEMITISMS AND SEPTUAGINTALISMS, LUKANISMS AND NON-LUKANISMS; Chapter 3 A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE GREEK OF THE INFANCY NARRATIVE; Chapter 4 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

It has long been recognized that the Greek of the Lukan infancy narrative (chapters 1GÇô2) displays numerous Semitic features.Although the majority of recent scholarship assumes that such features stem from an imitation of the Septuagint (imitation theory), the issue has not been settled satisfactorily. Others argue that Luke probably relied on a written source for the infancy narrativeGÇöor at least for some parts of itGÇöand that this source material was composed in imitation of the Septuagint. Luke was not, however, merely the reviser or compiler of his source; rather, he rewrote the source