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Jesus and Gospel Traditions in Bilingual Context
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ȱȱȱPart I: Bilingualism of First-Century Palestine and the Roman Near East As surveyed before (chapter 1), most scholars presuppose the three manifestations of unidirectionality. Namely, the Jesus and gospel tradi-tions were unidirectionally transmitted from Judaeo-Palestinian into Hellenistic tradition, oral into written form, and Semitic into Greek and never vice versa. However, when the study of bilingualism is considered in depth, these unidirectional hypotheses should be reconsidered. In this regard, bilingualism in relation to the interdirectionality of the transmission of the Jesus tradition will be explored in Part I. First of all, by comparing bilingualism with diglossia, I will suggest that the lin-guistic milieu of first-century Palestine should be considered as bilin-gualism, and not as diglossia (chapter 2). Then, regional bilingualism of first-century Palestine and the Diaspora will be examined (chapters 3 & 4, respectively). This will be followed by an examination of the com-munal bilingualism of the earliest Christian church in Jerusalem (chap-ter 5).

ȱȱȱPart I: Bilingualism of First-Century Palestine and the Roman Near East As surveyed before (chapter 1), most scholars presuppose the three manifestations of unidirectionality. Namely, the Jesus and gospel tradi-tions were unidirectionally transmitted from Judaeo-Palestinian into Hellenistic tradition, oral into written form, and Semitic into Greek and never vice versa. However, when the study of bilingualism is considered in depth, these unidirectional hypotheses should be reconsidered. In this regard, bilingualism in relation to the interdirectionality of the transmission of the Jesus tradition will be explored in Part I. First of all, by comparing bilingualism with diglossia, I will suggest that the lin-guistic milieu of first-century Palestine should be considered as bilin-gualism, and not as diglossia (chapter 2). Then, regional bilingualism of first-century Palestine and the Diaspora will be examined (chapters 3 & 4, respectively). This will be followed by an examination of the com-munal bilingualism of the earliest Christian church in Jerusalem (chap-ter 5).

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgements vii
  3. Table of Contents xi
  4. Abbreviations xvii
  5. 1. The Directionality of the Transmission of the Jesus and Gospel Traditions: A History of Research 1
  6. Part I: Bilingualism of First-Century Palestine and the Roman Near East
  7. 2. Bilingualism and Diglossia 75
  8. 3. Bilingualism of Jews in First-Century Palestine 105
  9. 4. Bilingualism of Jews in the First-Century Diaspora 135
  10. 5. The Bilingualism of the Earliest Christian Church in Jerusalem 175
  11. Part II: Interdirectional Transmission of the Jesus and Gospel Traditions in Bilingual Contexts at the Levels of Syntax, Phonology, and Semantics
  12. 6. Syntax 213
  13. 7. Phonology 281
  14. 8. Semantics 331
  15. 9. Summary and Suggestions for Further Study 395
  16. Bibliography 419
  17. Index of Ancient Sources
  18. Old Testament 487
  19. New Testament 489
  20. Index of Languages and Place Names 503
  21. Index of Modern Authors 505
  22. Index of Subjects 515
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgements vii
  3. Table of Contents xi
  4. Abbreviations xvii
  5. 1. The Directionality of the Transmission of the Jesus and Gospel Traditions: A History of Research 1
  6. Part I: Bilingualism of First-Century Palestine and the Roman Near East
  7. 2. Bilingualism and Diglossia 75
  8. 3. Bilingualism of Jews in First-Century Palestine 105
  9. 4. Bilingualism of Jews in the First-Century Diaspora 135
  10. 5. The Bilingualism of the Earliest Christian Church in Jerusalem 175
  11. Part II: Interdirectional Transmission of the Jesus and Gospel Traditions in Bilingual Contexts at the Levels of Syntax, Phonology, and Semantics
  12. 6. Syntax 213
  13. 7. Phonology 281
  14. 8. Semantics 331
  15. 9. Summary and Suggestions for Further Study 395
  16. Bibliography 419
  17. Index of Ancient Sources
  18. Old Testament 487
  19. New Testament 489
  20. Index of Languages and Place Names 503
  21. Index of Modern Authors 505
  22. Index of Subjects 515
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