TY - BOOK AU - Mathewson,David TI - Verbal aspect in the Book of Revelation: the function of Greek verb tenses in John's Apocalypse T2 - Linguistic Biblical studies SN - 9789004186682 (hc : alk. paper) AV - BS2825.6.L3 M37 2010 U1 - 220.4/04 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Bible KW - Revelation KW - Language, style KW - Greek language, Biblical KW - Aspect KW - Tense N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -