Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2009

3 results

• Biblical Translation in Chinese and Greek

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: T.S. Foley
  • + Show Description - Hide Description
  • This study integrates three independent subjects—translation theory, Mandarin aspect, and Greek aspect—for the purpose of formulating a theory applicable to translating the Bible. Two passages from John 18–19 and 1 Corinthians 15 are provided as test cases.

• Valentinian Ethics and Paraenetic Discourse

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: Tite
  • + Show Description - Hide Description
  • Offering a fresh assessment of the presence and function of paraenesis within Valentinianism, this book places Valentinian moral exhortation within the context of early Christian moral discourse. Like other Christians, Valentinians were not only interested in ethics, but used moral exhortation to discursively shape social identity.

• The Verbal System of the Aramaic of Daniel

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: T. LI
  • + Show Description - Hide Description
  • In the context of current research on grammaticalization phenomena, this book offers a synchronic explanation of the verbal system of the Aramaic of Daniel that is coherent with the diachronic development of Aramaic and of human languages in general.