Soon Ki Hong

The Greek Perfect Tense in the Gospel of Mark and the Epistle to the Romans (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Greek Perfect Tense in the Gospel of Mark and the Epistle to the Romans is designed to resolve the confusion that has resulted from Stanley Porter's understanding of the use of Greek perfect tense. For Porter, the perfect tense functions as a third level of "frontground" which denotes the highest prominence on a discourse. Porter has argued that the perfect tense is chosen to deliver a present state, disregarding anterior activity. This book supports the validity of a traditional understanding of the Greek perfect tense, which is rooted in a dual feature. The author argues that the perfect tense is chosen to indicate a present state that results from anterior activity and functions as background for main events or themes. The author formulates three rules to discuss the function of the Greek perfect tense in Mark and Romans. Through the discussion of the perfect tense using these rules, the author finds it appropriate to interpret all the Greek perfects in Mark and Romans in light of the perfect's inherent dual feature. This book should prove useful for seminary students, pastors, or scholars who are struggling with how to interpret the Greek perfect tense in the New Testament.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781433170713
• Artikelnr.: 68467042

Autorenporträt

Soon Ki Hong earned her PhD in New Testament studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. She was a former Greek teacher at Torch Trinity Graduate University in Seoul, and is now a professor of New Testament at the Southern Reformed Theological College and Seminary in Houston.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Diagrams - Preface - Acknowledgments - Abbreviations - Introduction - Brief Understanding of the Greek Verb from Traditional to Modern Views - An Evaluation of Porter's Markedness and Grounding with Prominence for the Perfect Tense Form - The Traditional Understanding of the Perfect, Compared with Porter's Approach - The Perfect Tense in Mark - The Perfect Tense in Romans - Conclusion - Index of biblical references - Index of Greek terms - Index

Rezensionen

"In this technical yet practically-minded study of the Greek perfect, Soon Ki Hong seeks to clear up the confusion over verbal aspect in Biblical Greek for those training in exegesis for ministry. In her search for clarity, she ably evaluates the conception of the Greek perfect by one of the leading verbal aspect grammarians and concludes that on balance the Greek perfect is best understood in the more traditional sense. I hope Dr. Hong's careful study will inspire many majority-world scholars of Biblical Greek to contribute to the discussion."-Steven S. H. Chang, Professor of New Testament, Torch Trinity Graduate University, Seoul, South Korea