Wordplay on Proper Names in Luke-Acts /
Reece, Steeve,
Wordplay on Proper Names in Luke-Acts / Steeve Reece. - 1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations. - Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026 Novum Testamentum, Supplements ; 197 . - Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026. Novum Testamentum, Supplements ; 197. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This monograph identifies forty proper names in Luke-Acts whose meanings are significant in their narrative contexts. About half of these names are also used in various types of verbal wordplays. Is the name of the recipient of both of Luke’s works, Theophilus “Loved by God,” used meaningfully? Is the name of Eutychus “Fortunate,” who survives a fall from a third-story window, significant in the context of this story? Does the common appearance of the name Rhoda “Rose” in New Comedy contribute a comical element to her role as an ineffective door keeper? Luke’s literary practice in his treatment of names appears to be fundamentally different from that of other New Testament writers. Why is this the case?
English
9789004746428
10.1163/9789004746428 DOI
Biblical Interpretations.
Biblical Studies.
BS709.4
220.4/2
Wordplay on Proper Names in Luke-Acts / Steeve Reece. - 1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations. - Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026 Novum Testamentum, Supplements ; 197 . - Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026. Novum Testamentum, Supplements ; 197. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This monograph identifies forty proper names in Luke-Acts whose meanings are significant in their narrative contexts. About half of these names are also used in various types of verbal wordplays. Is the name of the recipient of both of Luke’s works, Theophilus “Loved by God,” used meaningfully? Is the name of Eutychus “Fortunate,” who survives a fall from a third-story window, significant in the context of this story? Does the common appearance of the name Rhoda “Rose” in New Comedy contribute a comical element to her role as an ineffective door keeper? Luke’s literary practice in his treatment of names appears to be fundamentally different from that of other New Testament writers. Why is this the case?
English
9789004746428
10.1163/9789004746428 DOI
Biblical Interpretations.
Biblical Studies.
BS709.4
220.4/2