John Banker

A Semantic and Structural Analysis of Philemon (Semantic and Structural Analyses Series) John Banker

The books in this series are analytical commentaries on the Greek text of New Testament books.

Each book first identifies the high-level semantic components of the text and indicates the relationships between them. These components are then further analyzed to identify sub-components and their relationships. This process is continued until the basic units of communication, called propositions, are identified. These propositions are stated in semantically unskewed English glosses. Theme statements for paragraphs and larger units are derived from the analysis. A discussion of the evidence supporting the analysis is also given.

A Semantic and Structural Analysis of Philemon
Table of Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

General Introduction

• The Theory on Which a Semantic and Structural Analysis is based
• The Use of a Semantic and Structural Analysis
• Chart of Relations
• Chart of Paragraph Patterns

Introduction to the Semantic and Structural Analysis of Philemon

• The Participants in the Communication Situation
• The Occasion and Purpose of the Epistle
• The Genre and Style of the Epistle
• Overview: The Thematic Outline of the Epistle
• A Note on Hierarchical Structure

The Semantic Units of Philemon

• Philemon 1-25 (Epistle)
  • Epistle Constituent 1-3
  • Epistle Constituent 4-22
  • Epistle Constituent 23-25

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