Advances in the Study of Greek : New Insights for Reading the New Testament

Verbal aspect in Ancient Greek has been a topic of significant debate in recent scholarship. In this book, Constantine R. Campbell investigates the function of verbal aspect within New Testament Greek narrative. He argues that the primary role of verbal aspect in narrative is to delineate and shape the various 'discourse strands' of which it is constructed, such as mainline, offline, and direct discourse. Campbell accounts for this function in terms of the semantic value of each tense-form. Consequently, in the search for more effective conclusions and explanations, he challenges and reassesses some of the conclusions reached in previous scholarship. One such reassessment involves a boldly innovative approach to the perfect tense-form.;TABLE OF CONTENTS; List of Figures xi; Series Editor Preface xiii; Author's Preface xv; List of Abbreviations xvii; Introduction 1; 1. The problem of verbal aspect 1; 2. Where are we? 2; 3. Discourse analysis and Greek narrative 3; 4. The search for an aspectual model of the Greek verbal system 5; 5. Implications 5; Chapter One: Methodological Issues 7; 1. Introduction 7; 2. Terminology 8; 3. Linguistic assumptions 16; 4. Pragmatics and semantics 24; 5. Determining aspect 28; 6. Limitation of sources 30; 7. Conclusion 33; Chapter Two: The Present Tense-form 35; 1. Introduction 35. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures xi Series Editor Preface xiii Author's Preface xv List of Abbreviations xvii Introduction 1 1. The problem of verbal aspect 1 2. Where are we? 2 3. Discourse analysis and Greek narrative 3 4. The search for an aspectual model of the Greek verbal system 5 5. Implications 5 Chapter One: Methodological Issues 7 1. Introduction 7 2. Terminology 8 3. Linguistic assumptions 16 4. Pragmatics and semantics 24 5. Determining aspect 28 6. Limitation of sources 30 7. Conclusion 33 Chapter Two: The Present Tense-form 35 1. Introduction 35. 2. Aspectual value 353. Present usage and function 37 4. Remoteness and proximity 48 5. The historical present 57 6. Conclusion 76 Chapter Three: The Imperfect Tense-form 77 1. Introduction 77 2. Aspectual value 77 3. Imperfect usage and function 79 4. Imperfectivity and remoteness 84 5. Conclusion 101 Chapter Four: The Aorist Tense-form 103 1. Introduction 103 2. Perfective aspect 103 3. Aorist usage and function 108 4. Perfectivity and remoteness 115 5. Conclusion 125 Chapter Five: The Future Tense-form 127 1. Introduction 127 2. Future usage and function 127. 3. Aspectual value 1344. Future temporal reference 151 5. Discourse analysis 158 6. Conclusion 159 Chapter Six: The Perfect Tense-form 161 1. Introduction 161 2. Traditional approaches 162 3. Stative aspect 166 4. Perfect usage and function 175 5. Aspectual value 184 6. Heightened proximity 195 7. Conclusion 210 Chapter Seven: The Pluperfect Tense-form 213 1. Introduction 213 2. Pluperfect usage and function 213 3. Aspectual value 224 4. Heightened remoteness 229 5. Planes of discourse 233 6. Conclusion 237 Conclusions and Implications 239 1. Introduction 239. 2. Discourse analysis and recursive methodology 2393. Discourse analysis and Greek narrative 241 4. An aspectual model of the Greek verbal system 241 5. Narrative structure and the indicative mood 244 6. Exegetical implications 247 7. Conclusion 247 Bibliography 249 Author Index 269 Reference Index 275 Subject Index 281. Advances in the Study of Greek offers an introduction to issues of interest in the current world of Greek scholarship. Those within Greek scholarship will welcome this book as a tool that puts students, pastors, professors, and commentators firmly in touch with what is going on in Greek studies. Those outside Greek scholarship will warmly receive Advances in the Study of Greek as a resource to get themselves up to speed in Greek studies. Free of technical linguistic jargon, the scholarship contained within is highly accessible to outsiders. Advances in the Study of Greek provides an accessible introduction for students, pastors, professors, and commentators to understand the current issues of interest in this period of paradigm shift. ebook Advances in the Study of Greek examines issues of interest in the current world of Greek scholarship and their impact on understanding the New Testament; it provides an accessible introduction for students, pastors, professors, and commentators to understand these issues in this period of paradigm shift. This books examines issues of interest in the current world of Greek scholarship and provides an accessible introduction for students, pastors, professors, and commentators to understand these issues in this period of paradigm shift.