Paul's language of [Zēlos] : : monosemy and the rhetoric of identity and practice / / by Benjamin J. Lappenga.

• Superior document: Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume 137
• VerfasserIn: Lappenga, Benjamin J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 137.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Notes: In title, Zēlos is expressed by the Greek characters zeta, eta, lamda, omicron, and sigma.

In Paul’s Language of Ζῆλος , Benjamin Lappenga harnesses linguistic insights recently formulated within the framework of relevance theory to argue that within the letters of Paul (specifically Galatians, 1-2 Corinthians, and Romans), the ζῆλος word group is monosemic . Linking the responsible treatment of lexemes in the interpretive process with new insight into Paul’s rhetorical and theological task, Lappenga demonstrates that the mental encyclopedia activated by the term ζῆλος is 'shaped' within Paul’s discourse and thus transforms the meaning of ζῆλος for attentive ('model') readers. Such identity-forming strategies promote a series of practices that may be grouped under the rubric of 'rightly-directed ζῆλος'; specifically, emulation of 'weak' people and things, eager pursuit of community-building gifts, and the avoidance of jealous rivalry.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Ζῆλος as a Univocal Lexical Input in Pauline Usage: Gricean Monosemy within a Relevance-Theoretic Framework -- 2 The Language of Ζῆλος in Paul’s Literary Milieu -- 3 Redefining ‘The Good’: Ζῆλος in the Letter to the Galatians -- 4 Imitation and the Manifestation of God’s Ζῆλος in Weakness: Ζῆλος in the Corinthian Correspondence -- 5 “I Myself am an Israelite”: Ζῆλος in the Letter to the Romans -- Conclusion -- List of Works Cited -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources.