01378nam a2200157Ia 4500008004100000020002800041041000800069050002600077100002700103245012900130260004600259300002800305490006700333505071900400650010101119230822s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97815750649251575064928  aeng  aBS1525.52 b.H65 2017  aHolroyd, Kristofer D.  2aA (s)word against Babylon :ban examination of the multiple speech act layers within Jeremiah 50-51 / cKristofer D. Holroyd  aWinona Lake, Ind. : bEisenbrauns, c2017  aviii, 280 p.b;c24 cm.  aSiphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew scripturesv22  a1. Introduction -- 1.1. Speech act theory -- 1.2. Jeremiah -- 1.3. This study -- 2. A multilevel speech act approach -- 2.1. Speech act theory -- 2.2. A multilevel approach -- 2.3. Summary -- 3. The speech act levels of the Oracle against Babylon -- 3.1. The Oracle against Babylon through three samples -- 3.2. The Oracle against Babylon in the oracles against the nations -- 3.3. The Oracle against Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah -- 3.4. The Oracle against Babylon in Exilic liturgy -- 4. Results -- 4.1. Returning to the question -- 4.2. A multilevel speech act approach -- 4.3. Results -- 4.4. Relevance -- 4.5. Future studies -- Summary -- Appendix: A brief speech act analysis of the Oracle against Babylon.  aBible. Jeremiah, L-LI--Criticism, Textual.Speech acts (Linguistics)--Religious aspects--Judaism.