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Jan H. Nylund
Research on the relevance of linguistic theories for aspect and tense systems and Plato's and Aristotle's concepts of time
In my thesis project I investigate the relevance of linguistic theory for the study and analysis of aspect and tense systems, particularly the usage of aspect and tense in Ancient Greek (especially New Testament Greek). I argue that the theory or set of theories or set of linguistic concepts that are applied decisively impact the outcome of how the Greek tenses are understood and that more recent theories, such as grammaticalisation theory, cognitive linguistics and usage-based linguistics, have better explanatory power compared to structuralist models. In my thesis I argue in detail why this is so.
I'm also working on finishing a book on Aristotle's aporia on time in Physics IV.10 and a set of articles on issues related to Plato's and Aristotle's respective concepts of time in Plato's Timaeus and Aristotle's account of time in Physics IV.10-14.
Supervisors: Östen Dahl
Address: Lund University
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Visiting address: Helgonavägen 3, 223 62 Lund
Mailing address: Box 192, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
In my thesis project I investigate the relevance of linguistic theory for the study and analysis of aspect and tense systems, particularly the usage of aspect and tense in Ancient Greek (especially New Testament Greek). I argue that the theory or set of theories or set of linguistic concepts that are applied decisively impact the outcome of how the Greek tenses are understood and that more recent theories, such as grammaticalisation theory, cognitive linguistics and usage-based linguistics, have better explanatory power compared to structuralist models. In my thesis I argue in detail why this is so.
I'm also working on finishing a book on Aristotle's aporia on time in Physics IV.10 and a set of articles on issues related to Plato's and Aristotle's respective concepts of time in Plato's Timaeus and Aristotle's account of time in Physics IV.10-14.
Supervisors: Östen Dahl
Address: Lund University
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Visiting address: Helgonavägen 3, 223 62 Lund
Mailing address: Box 192, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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what his subject aims to do: “The goal of the aporetic enquiry is to gain new
insights.” Nylund draws on a wealth of existing scholarship and offers novel
philosophical and linguistic analyses to develop that simple observation into a
compelling interpretation of the puzzles about time Aristotle presents in Physics
IV.10. This is an excellent piece of scholarship that will cause readers to reconsider
their previous understanding of the subject. It certainly has done so for me.”
— Tony Roark, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences,
Boise State University, and author of Aristotle on Time: A Study of the Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2011).
This book argues that Aristotle’s aporia on time in the Physics figures both as an
aporia in the subjective sense of a mental state of perplexity and in the objective,
textual sense of a contrast between opposing views.
First the book seeks to precisely identify what constitutes Aristotle’s aporiai (or
aporetic contrasts) on time and then to assess them from the viewpoint of
Aristotle’s five chapters on time as well as the book of Physics as a whole. By
such a procedure the claims in the aporiai can, on the one hand, be assessed to
find out to what extent they should be accepted, rejected or somehow modified
and, on the other, how the aporiai function as a means to provoke new thought
and insight in regard to the precise nature of Aristotle’s understanding of time.
Jan H. Nylund is a researcher at Lund University in Sweden
This article addresses the relevance of the development of structuralism and functionalism within Prague School linguistics in relation to its adoption within New Testament Greek language studies. It is the thesis of this article that a great deal of the research that has been done within the discipline of New Testament language studies in the last decades, and especially the last 20 years, draws on ideas and concepts of the Prague School of Linguistics.
Schleiermacher’s importance within the field of new testament research is, however, often overlooked. This topic will be the main focus in our treatment of Schleiermacher, accounting for and discussing his Introduction to the New Testament, The Life of Jesus, and his Critical Essay on the Gospel of St. Luke, Schleiermacher’s primary exegetical work on that Gospel. Below, an initial overview of Schleiermacher’s life is given; a short section introduces some principal characteristics of his theological outlook; then, as mentioned, the bulk of the article focuses on Schleiermacher’s new testament research. In my concluding remarks an evaluation of friedrich Schleier- macher’s contributions is attempted.
what his subject aims to do: “The goal of the aporetic enquiry is to gain new
insights.” Nylund draws on a wealth of existing scholarship and offers novel
philosophical and linguistic analyses to develop that simple observation into a
compelling interpretation of the puzzles about time Aristotle presents in Physics
IV.10. This is an excellent piece of scholarship that will cause readers to reconsider
their previous understanding of the subject. It certainly has done so for me.”
— Tony Roark, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences,
Boise State University, and author of Aristotle on Time: A Study of the Physics (Cambridge University Press, 2011).
This book argues that Aristotle’s aporia on time in the Physics figures both as an
aporia in the subjective sense of a mental state of perplexity and in the objective,
textual sense of a contrast between opposing views.
First the book seeks to precisely identify what constitutes Aristotle’s aporiai (or
aporetic contrasts) on time and then to assess them from the viewpoint of
Aristotle’s five chapters on time as well as the book of Physics as a whole. By
such a procedure the claims in the aporiai can, on the one hand, be assessed to
find out to what extent they should be accepted, rejected or somehow modified
and, on the other, how the aporiai function as a means to provoke new thought
and insight in regard to the precise nature of Aristotle’s understanding of time.
Jan H. Nylund is a researcher at Lund University in Sweden
This article addresses the relevance of the development of structuralism and functionalism within Prague School linguistics in relation to its adoption within New Testament Greek language studies. It is the thesis of this article that a great deal of the research that has been done within the discipline of New Testament language studies in the last decades, and especially the last 20 years, draws on ideas and concepts of the Prague School of Linguistics.
Schleiermacher’s importance within the field of new testament research is, however, often overlooked. This topic will be the main focus in our treatment of Schleiermacher, accounting for and discussing his Introduction to the New Testament, The Life of Jesus, and his Critical Essay on the Gospel of St. Luke, Schleiermacher’s primary exegetical work on that Gospel. Below, an initial overview of Schleiermacher’s life is given; a short section introduces some principal characteristics of his theological outlook; then, as mentioned, the bulk of the article focuses on Schleiermacher’s new testament research. In my concluding remarks an evaluation of friedrich Schleier- macher’s contributions is attempted.