Historical Presents in the Gospel of John
Posted: January 21st, 2014, 9:21 am
Right now I'm currently noting features of John's use of the HP and am stuck on two uses.
In John 13.22 and 13.24 two HPs are used. Both are λέγει. According to Levinsohn (in, Discourse Features of NTG, 202, 208), HPs in John typically have a cataphoric highlighting feature. Since these are speech HPs, they do not introduce a speech, so they are not technically "speech proper" (term?).
So, my question: I can't help but see both of these HPs having an anaphoric element (backward-pointing), is this possible with an HP? The typical DA literature I read seem to predominantly argue for a cataphoric element for HPs.
If this has been discussed on B-Greek, can you point me there? Or point me in other DA books clarifying this use of the HP?
Thank you.
shawn
In John 13.22 and 13.24 two HPs are used. Both are λέγει. According to Levinsohn (in, Discourse Features of NTG, 202, 208), HPs in John typically have a cataphoric highlighting feature. Since these are speech HPs, they do not introduce a speech, so they are not technically "speech proper" (term?).
So, my question: I can't help but see both of these HPs having an anaphoric element (backward-pointing), is this possible with an HP? The typical DA literature I read seem to predominantly argue for a cataphoric element for HPs.
If this has been discussed on B-Greek, can you point me there? Or point me in other DA books clarifying this use of the HP?
Thank you.
shawn