Verbal aspect in the Book of Revelation : the function of Greek verb tenses in John's Apocalypse /
by David L. Mathewson.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2010.
- vi, 204 p. ; 25 cm. PDF
- Linguistic Biblical studies v. 4 1877-7554 ; .
- Linguistic biblical studies ; 4. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction -- Verbal aspect theory -- Verbal aspect in Revelation -- Shifting tenses in the Apocalypse -- Conclusion: Verbal aspect and the nature of Revelation's Greek.
Drawing on recent research into verbal aspect in New Testament Greek by Stanley E. Porter, Buist M. Fanning and others, this work addresses the issue of verb tenses in the book of Revelation and how they function within its visions and discourse.