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.

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Bible. Jeremiah, L-LI--Criticism, Textual.Speech acts (Linguistics)--Religious aspects--Judaism.

BS1525.52 / .H65 2017