The Polyvalence of aphíēmi and the Two Cognitive Frames of Forgiveness in the Synoptic Gospels
Depending on whether God or a human is the forgiving agent in the Synoptic Gospels (and beyond), the verb valence of ἀφίημι, “forgive,” differs in several ways. The present article argues that the differences are reflections in linguistic conventions of the cognition that only God can remove the sub...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2015, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 136-158 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Synoptic Gospels
/ Greek language
/ Verb
/ aphiēmi
/ Konstruktionsgrammatik
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Forgive
verb valence
construction grammar
cognition of forgiveness
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| Summary: | Depending on whether God or a human is the forgiving agent in the Synoptic Gospels (and beyond), the verb valence of ἀφίημι, “forgive,” differs in several ways. The present article argues that the differences are reflections in linguistic conventions of the cognition that only God can remove the substance of sin, while both God and humans can remit the moral debt of sin. Construction grammar, a linguistic theory which assumes that syntax and semantics are inseparable, is used in the analysis. Theological implications are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Contains: | In: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341489 |