Abstract:Background study of the New Testament: its function and value To be able to understand any nonnal linguistic utterance, infonnation regarding the context within which it functions, is of decisive importance. For that reason every exegete of the New Testament has to develop a broad frame of reference regarding the Jewish and Graeco-ROInan world within which the New Testament documents originated. In spite of various obstacles, our knowledge of that world has increased immensely over the last century. The exeget… Show more
“…Kroger (1993) and Du Toit (1995) explicitly reject such a move (see also Denova (1992)). However, there were some attempts at what could be called a reversal move (see below).…”
“…Kroger (1993) and Du Toit (1995) explicitly reject such a move (see also Denova (1992)). However, there were some attempts at what could be called a reversal move (see below).…”
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