From “Linguistic Turn” and Hebrews Scholarship to Anadiplosis Iterata: The Enigma of a Structure

Authors

Gabriella Gelardini

Keywords

BYU Studies, Chiasmus, linguistics

Abstract

In 1963, when the “linguistic turn” had evidently taken hold of New Testament studies, Albert Vanhoye, a linguistically trained Catholic priest, published a monograph entitled La structure littéraire de l’épître aux Hébreux.¹ The manifold reactions to his refined literary-rhetorical approach and conclusions in favor of a concentric structure oscillated between euphoric approval and offensive disapproval. Along with its translation into German (1979/1980) and a decade later into English (1989), Vanhoye’s study influenced and stimulated Hebrews scholarship like none other in the twentieth century.

Recommended Citation

Gelardini, Gabriella (2020) "From “Linguistic Turn” and Hebrews Scholarship to Anadiplosis Iterata: The Enigma of a Structure," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 59: Iss. 5, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol59/iss5/13