Bounded States, Negation Scope, and the Millennial Reign of the Saints (Revelation 20:4-5)
This article discusses the linguistic issues which are involved in the interpretation of Rev 20:4-5. It demonstrates that the aorist tense-form of ἔζησαν in v. 4 neither necessarily nor even likely here results in the inchoative reading favored by premillennialist interpreters. It also provides two...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Novum Testamentum
Year: 2020, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-98 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greek language
/ zaō
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/ Inchoative
/ Aorist
/ Negation
/ Limitedness
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Revelation 20
B Aorist B inchoative B Millennium B Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 20,4-5 B boundedness B negation scope |
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| Summary: | This article discusses the linguistic issues which are involved in the interpretation of Rev 20:4-5. It demonstrates that the aorist tense-form of ἔζησαν in v. 4 neither necessarily nor even likely here results in the inchoative reading favored by premillennialist interpreters. It also provides two readings of v. 5 which fit naturally with a non-inchoative reading. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341654 |