Representation in Old Testament narrative texts /

Representation in Old Testament narrative texts / / by Jacobus Marais.

This work focuses on the literary conventions of narrative texts in the Hebrew Bible, in particular the mode of representation in the book of Judges. The theory of integrational semantics, developed by Benjamin Hrushovski, is systematized to form a theoretical framework within which representation i...

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Superior document:Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 36
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Marais, Jacobus,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, [1998]
©1998
Year of Publication:1998
Language:English
Series:Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 36.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgement
  • I Presuppositions
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Conceptualisation
  • 3. Hypotheses
  • 4. Procedure
  • II Towards a Theory of Representation
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Epistemology
  • 3. Linguistics
  • 4. Codes and conventions
  • 5. Representeme
  • 6. Commitment
  • 7. Conclusion
  • III A Theory of Integrational Semantics
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Integrational semantics
  • 3. Meaning and reference
  • 4. Towards a theory of fiction
  • 5. Representation within a semantic framework
  • IV Representation in the Book of Judges
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Representation in the book of Judges
  • 3. The first perspective: Judges 1:1-2:5
  • 4. The second perspective: Judges 2:6-3:6
  • 5. The third perspective: Judges 3:7-16:31
  • 5.1. Ehud
  • 5.2. Deborah and Barach
  • 5.3. Gideon/Abimelech
  • 5.4. Jephtah
  • 5.5. Samson
  • 6. The fourth perspective: Judges 17:1-21:25
  • 7. Conclusion
  • V Towards a Representeme for the Book of Judges
  • VI Concluding Remarks
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Authors Cited
  • Biblical Interpretation Series.

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