Contemporary Examinations of Classical Languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, and Greek)

Ancient language study is becoming an increasingly sophisticated and complex discipline, as scholars not only consider methods being used by specialists of other languages, but also absorb developments in other disciplines to facilitate their own research investigations. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the scope of research papers offered here, invited and peer-reviewed by the ISLP.

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Table of Contents (v)

Series Preface (vii)

The Complexity of Simplicity (ix)

Editors and Contributors to this Volume (xi)

Introduction (xiii)

Acknowledgements (xix)

Abbreviations (xxi)

EXAMINING VERBS: PUTTING SYNTAX INTO LEXICA AND GRAMMARS

Chapter 1 Who commits adultery with whom, and why it matters
in a lexicon BERYL TURNER (1)

Chapter 2 Soundings with regard to Verbal Valency in the Peshitta Old Testament JEROME A. LUND (19)

Chapter 3 How do Hebrew Verbs Differ? A Flow Chart of the Differences JANET W. DYK (33)

Chapter 4 Valency: The Intersection of Syntax and Semantics JOHN A. COOK (53)

Chapter 5 How to Classify Hebrew Verbs: Plotting Verb-Specific Roles NICOLAI WINTHER-NIELSEN (67)

Chapter 6 The Proper Role of Valency in Biblical Hebrew Studies A. DEAN FORBES (95)

EXAMINING PARTICLES: LEXICAL CORRESPONDENCES AND LEXICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Chapter 7 The use of Syriac in rendering Hebrew and Greek d
or de in the Peshitta to Genesis and the Gospels MATS ESKHULT (113)

Chapter 8 The Function and Etymology of the Aramaic Particle Lm:
A Re-Examination NA'AMA PAT-EL (121)

EXAMINING MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXT-CRITICAL MATTERS

Chapter 9 Exploring Patterns of Accentuation in BL Add. MS 12138
(the East-Syrian "Masora"): Perspectives and Possibilities JONATHAN LOOPSTRA (139)

Chapter 10 Embedded Oracles: Sortilege in a Syriac Gospel Codex JEFF CHILDERS (167)

Chapter 11 The Lexicon of the Tabernacle Accounts in the Syrohexapla Version of Exodus ALISON G. SALVESEN (187)

Chapter 12 Towards a New Critical Edition and Translation of Isho dad of Merw's Commentary on the Gospel of John with an Identification of his Sources JOHAN D. HOFSTRA (201)

Chapter 13 The Hebrew as a Text Critical Tool in Restoring Genuine
Peshitta Readings in Isaiah JEROME A. LUND (239)

Index (251)