From linguistics to hermeneutic s : a functional and cognitive approach to Job 12-14 / / by Pierre Van Hecke.

• Author: Van Hecke, Pierre.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill.; c2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Studia Semitica Neerlandica 55.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (456 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Chapter One. Methodological Issues: Linguistics And Hermeneutics /; Chapter Two. Pragmatic Structure Of The Hebrew Clause: Theoretical Overview /; Chapter Three. Pragmatic Analysis Of The Clauses Of Job 12–14 /; Chapter Four. Results And Conclusions /; Chapter Five. Cognitive Semantics: Theoretical And Methodological Issues /; Chapter Six. Semantic Analysis Of Terms Of Cognition And Perception In Job 12–14 /; Chapter Seven. Semantic Analysis Of Terms Of Speech Of Job 12–14 /; Chapter Eight. Conclusions /; Bibliography /; Index Of Authors /; Index Of Hebrew Words And Phrases /; Index Of Texts /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283119838; 9786613119834; 9004192360
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Pierre Van Hecke.

Linguistics and hermeneutics are often regarded as two mutually exclusive scholarly disciplines. Recent decades, however, have witnessed the rise of linguistic approaches that take meaning back to the heart of their inquiry and can be fruitful for textual interpretation. This book applies the insights of two such approaches, id est functional grammar and cognitive semantics, to the study of Biblical Hebrew with a specific focus on Job 12-14. The result is two-fold. The study offers a detailed linguistic analysis, providing many new insights in the linguistic peculiarities of the text and Biblical Hebrew in general. Moreover, it proposes a fresh exegetical reading of Job’s longest and central speech in the book.