TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fewster,Gregory P.
TI  - Creation language in Romans 8: a study in Monosemy 
T2  - Linguistic biblical studies
SN  - 9789004250802
AV  - BS2665.52 .F49 2013
U1  - 227/.106 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Bible
KW  - Romans VIII, 18-23
KW  - Language, style
KW  - Creation
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters
N1  - Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 14, 2013); Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Creation Language in Romans 8: A Survey of Interpretation and Method -- Systemic Functional Monosemy: A Theory of Lexical Meaning and Function -- Corpus Linguistics: Lexicographical Data Collection, Theory, and Analysis -- Modeling Lexicogrammatical Metaphor -- Corpus Insights into Creation Language in Hellenistic Greek -- The Contribution of κτισις in the Textual Organization of Romans 8.18–25 -- The Role of κτισις in Discourse Transitivity -- Conclusions and Results -- Outline of Specialized Corpus -- Collocation Charts for κτισις -- Concordance Chart for κτισις -- Bibliography -- Indexes; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Modern scholarship tends to understand Paul’s use of creation language (κτίσις) in Rom 8.18–23 as part of a commentary on the state of sub-human creation. This misguided position warrants an inquiry into the state of lexical study in New Testament scholarship. As a result, Fewster articulates a theory of lexical monosemy, cast in the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The model is applied to Paul’s use of κτίσις through a robust corpus analysis and investigation into the word's role within the paragraph. κτίσις contributes to the cohesive structure of Rom 8.18–23 and—contra the majority of interpreters—functions as a metaphor for the human body
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004250802
ER  -