Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's sign-acts - Friebel, Kelvin G. (Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, 1999)
Machine generated contents note: Preface 7 -- Abbreviations 8 -- Chapter 1 -- THEORETICAL BASES FOR UNDERSTANDING JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS 11 -- 1. Prophets and Rhetorical Nonverbal Communication 11 -- 2. Parameters of Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's Behaviors Considered 'Sign-Acts' 13 -- 3. Actual Performance of the Prophetic Actions 20 -- 4. Nonverbal Communication Model 34 -- 5. Sign-Acts and Rhetorical Theory 40 --Chapter 2 -- JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS 79 -- 1. Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's Pre-586 BCE Sign-Acts 79 -- 2. Pre-586 BCE Transitional Sign-Acts 314 -- 3. Post-586 BCE Sign-Acts 351 --Chapter 3 -- SIGN-ACTS AS NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 370 -- 1. Intentionality of Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's Sign-Acts 370 -- 2. Nonverbal Functions of the Sign-Acts 382 -- 3. Coding of the Prophetic Sign-Acts 385 -- 4. Sign-Acts as Types of Nonverbal Communication 392 -- 5. Coordination of the Verbal and Nonverbal Elements 400 -- 6. Conclusions: Sign-Acts as Nonverbal Communication 405 --Chapter 4 -- THE RHETORIC OF JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS 407 -- 1. Rhetorical Situation 407 -- 2. Rhetorical Strategies 411 -- 3. Audience Response 466 -- 4. Conclusion -- 468 -- Bibliography 468 -- Index of References 528 -- Index of Authors.
Keywords: Bible. Ezekiel.Bible. Jeremiah.Criticism, interpretation, etc