Solecisms of the Apocalypse (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The Greek of the Apocalypse is marked by a series of most striking peculiarities which, as has long been recognized, are due in large part to the influence of the Hebrew idiom. They appear in passages imitating the style of the Hebrew Prophets1 (with whose writings the Apocalyptist was so familiar 2) or in sentences or phrases transferred directly from the Hebrew of the Old Testament or from its Greek translation - the LXX.3 The fol lowing pages present the evidence of this Hebrew influence in sufficient volume and with sufficient discussion of detail to make, it is hoped, a complete demonstration.4 The solecisms will be considered under three heads.

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