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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797511303321

Autore

Ong Hughson T.

Titolo

The multilingual Jesus and the sociolinguistic world of the New Testament / / by Hughson T. Ong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-30479-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (434 p.)

Collana

Linguistic Biblical Studies, , 1877-7554 ; ; Volume 12

Disciplina

225.6

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics - Palestine

Sociolinguistics - Israel

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: The Multilingualism of Ancient Palestine and of Jesus -- 1 The Languages of Ancient Palestine and of Jesus—Previous Discussion -- 2 Sociolinguistics and the New Testament -- 3 The Sociolinguistic Landscape of Ancient Palestine -- 4 The Sociolinguistic World of Jesus -- 5 Jesus’ Multilingualism in the Gospel of Matthew -- Conclusion: Final Remarks and Implications of This Study -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Multilingual Jesus and the Sociolinguistic World of the New Testament , Hughson Ong provides a study of the multifarious social and linguistic dynamics that compose the speech community of ancient Palestine, which include its historical linguistic shifts under different military regimes, its geographical linguistic landscape, the social functions of the languages in its linguistic repertoire, and the specific types of social contexts where those languages were used. Using a sociolinguistic model, his study attempts to paint a portrait of the sociolinguistic situation of ancient Palestine. This book is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of the subject matter to date in terms of its survey of the secondary literature and of its analysis of the sociolinguistic environment of first-century Palestine.