TY - BOOK AU - Holroyd, Kristofer D. TI - A (s)word against Babylon: an examination of the multiple speech act layers within Jeremiah 50-51 / T2 - Siphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew scriptures SN - 97815750649251575064928 AV - BS1525.52 .H65 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Winona Lake, Ind. : PB - Eisenbrauns, KW - Bible. Jeremiah, L-LI--Criticism, Textual.Speech acts (Linguistics)--Religious aspects--Judaism N1 - 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 ER -