Sentence Conjunctions in the Gospel of Matthew kai, de, tote, gar, oun and Asyndeton in Narrative Discourse

by Black, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9781841272559
• ISBN10: 1841272558
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780567245052
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-30
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Pr

Summary

An application of current linguistic research on discourse markers to sentence conjunctions in Matthew's Gospel. This treatment combines linguistic insights with a detailed examination of Matthew's use of kai, de and similar conjunctions in narrative passages, culminating in a verse by verse commentary on the structure of Matthew's; miracle chapters', Matthew 8-9. Black breaks new ground in linguistic theory by modelling the interplay between features such as sentence conjunction, word order, and verb tense in the portrayal of continuity and discontinuity in Greek narrative. A volume of interest to New Testament scholars, classicists, discourse analysts and linguists alike.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(4)
Abbreviations	13	(2)
A Linguistic Framework	15	(26)
The Study of the Gospels Is the Study of Language	15	(2)
Sentence Conjuctions in Matthew's Gospel	17	(2)
Previous Studies	19	(4)
Linguistic Models	23	(2)
A Linguistic Framework	25	(16)
What Do Sentence Conjuctions `Mean'?	41	(31)
Recent Studies	41	(2)
What Do Conjunctions Add to Discourse?	43	(9)
What Kind of Meaning Do Conjunctions Convey?	52	(18)
Summary and Conclusion	70	(2)
Methodology	72	(36)
Introduction: Probabilistic Grammer	72	(2)
Research Design	74	(8)
The Database	82	(12)
Evaluating the Data	94	(9)
Corpus Linguistics and Gospel Studies	103	(5)
Kαι: Unmarked Continuity	108	(34)
Frequency of Kαι	108	(3)
`Meaning' of Kαι	111	(3)
Evidence from Matthew's Gospel	114	(26)
Summary and Conclusions	140	(2)
Δε: Low-To Mid-Level Discontinuity	142	(37)
What Does δε `Mean'?	142	(11)
Evidence from Matthew's Gospel	153	(20)
Summary and Application	173	(6)
Asyndeton: Speech Margins and Narrative Breaks	179	(39)
Introduction	179	(4)
`Continuous' Use	183	(21)
`Discontinuous' Use	204	(11)
Multivariate Analysis	215	(1)
Summary and Conclusions	216	(2)
Toτε: Marked Continuity	218	(36)
Introduction	218	(7)
Toτεte in Matthew's Narrative Framework	225	(20)
Discourse Functions of τoτε in Matthew's Narrative Framework	245	(8)
Summary and Conclusions	253	(1)
αρ and oυν: `Off-Line' Inference	254	(28)
Introduction: αρ and oυν in Narrative	254	(5)
Procedural Meaning of γαρ and oυν	259	(4)
αρ	263	(9)
Oυν	272	(4)
αρ and oυν in Exposition: Imperatives	276	(4)
Summary and Conclusions	280	(2)
Sentence Conjunctions as a Linguistic System: Comments on Matthew 8.1-9.34	282	(50)
Sentence Conjunctions as a Linguistic System	282	(4)
Analysis of Matthew 8.1-9.34	286	(44)
Summary and Conclusions	330	(2)
Conclusions	332	(7)
Review of Sentence Conjunctions	332	(3)
Contributions of this Study	335	(2)
Suggestions for Further Research	337	(2)
Appendix 1 Cross-Tabulation Tables	339	(6)
Appendix 2 Statistical Analysis of the Choice of Conjunction in the Gospel of Matthew	345	(51)
Elizabeth Allen
Vern Farewell
Bibliography	396	(13)
Index of References	409	(8)
Index of Authors	417