Granville Sharp's Canon and Its Kin: Semantics and Significance
Granville Sharp's Canon and Its Kin explains that the semantics of the article-substantive-KAI-substantive construction (TSKS) have been largely misunderstood and that this misunderstanding has adversely impacted the exegesis of several theologically significant texts. This issue is addressed from three angles: historical investigation, linguistic-phenomenological analysis of the construction, and exegetical implications. The reasons for the misunderstanding are traced historically; a better...
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Granville Sharp's Canon and Its Kin explains that the semantics of the article-substantive-KAI-substantive construction (TSKS) have been largely misunderstood and that this misunderstanding has adversely impacted the exegesis of several theologically significant texts. This issue is addressed from three angles: historical investigation, linguistic-phenomenological analysis of the construction, and exegetical implications. The reasons for the misunderstanding are traced historically; a better comprehension of the semantics of the construction is established by an examination of primary literature in the light of linguistic theory; and the implications of this analysis are applied to a number of passages in the New Testament. Historically, the treatment begins with a clear grammatical principle articulated by Granville Sharp, and it ends with the present-day confusion. This book includes a detailed examination of the New Testament data and other Ancient Greek literature, which reveals that Sharp's rule has a general validity in the language. Lastly, a number of exegetically significant texts that are affected by the linguistic-phenomenological investigation are discussed in detail. This enlightening text is a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students of religion, linguistics, history, and Greek.
Pt. 1 Historical InvestigationPreface: Jesus as [actual symbol not reproducible] in the New Testament 27Ch. 1 Granville Sharp and His Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article 31A Short Life of Granville Sharp 31The Writings of Granville Sharp 44Sharp's Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article 47Ch. 2 Two Centuries of Misunderstanding 55From Wordsworth to Winstanley: Early Reactions to Sharp's First Principle 58From Middleton to Winer: The Eclipse of Understanding 65The Rising Misunderstanding, Abuse, and Neglect of Sharp's Canon 71Ch. 3 Sharp Redivivus? 79Pt. 2 Linguistic-Phenomenological AnalysisCh. 4 The Nature of the Construction in General 89Ch. 5 The Construction Involving Personal, Singular, Non-Proper Substantives 101A Proper Semantic Grid 102The Empirical Data 106Summary 131Ch. 6 The Construction Involving Personal, Plural, Non-Proper Substantives 135A Proper Semantic Grid 136The Empirical Data 142Ch. 7 The Construction Involving Personal, Singular, Proper Names 159Ch. 8 The Construction Involving Impersonal Substantives 163A Proper Semantic Grid 163The Empirical Data 169Ch. 9 Mixed Constructions 179Pt. 3 Exegetical Implications and InteractionsCh. 10 Impersonal Substantive Constructions 187Concrete Impersonal Constructions 187Abstract Impersonal Constructions 201Ch. 11 Personal, Plural, Non-Proper Constructions 211Ambiguous Passages 212Exegetically Significant Passages 214Ch. 12 Personal, Singular, Non-Proper Substantive Constructions 233Sharp's Application to Christologically Significant Texts 233Passages Overlooked by Sharp 237Two ChristologicallySignificant Texts 241Ch. 13 Mixed Constructions 273Conclusions 279App Constructions in the New Testament that Fit the Requirements of the Granville Sharp Rule 287Bibliography 303Ancient Reference Index 333
