01425nam a2200181Ia 4500 230822s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97815750649251575064928 eng BS1525.52 .H65 2017 Holroyd, Kristofer D. A (s)word against Babylon : an examination of the multiple speech act layers within Jeremiah 50-51 / Kristofer D. Holroyd Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2017 viii, 280 p. ; 24 cm. Siphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew scriptures 22 1. 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. Bible. Jeremiah, L-LI--Criticism, Textual.Speech acts (Linguistics)--Religious aspects--Judaism. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2023-08-23 24.50 1 BS1525.52 .H65 2017 00027261 2025-11-17 12:23:20 2025-09-18 2023-08-23 BK 44794 44794