’Ενευλογηθήσονται as a Speech Action Middle in Genesis 12:3b LXX
(2024)
Journal Article
York, D. (2024). ’Ενευλογηθήσονται as a Speech Action Middle in Genesis 12:3b LXX. Harvard Theological Review, 117(1), 21-42. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0017816023000433
Interpreters unanimously read ἐνευλογηθήσονται in Gen 12:3b LXX as a passive. Good evidence, however, exists to challenge and problematize this conclusion. Recent linguistic studies on the ancient Greek middle voice reveal that aorist and future -θη-... Read More about ’Ενευλογηθήσονται as a Speech Action Middle in Genesis 12:3b LXX.