"You Shall Be Holy": A Speech Act Theoretic Theological Interpretation

In Lev 19:2, God says, "You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy." Using speech act theory and an account of holiness recently proffered by Alan Mittleman, I argue that one's antecedent commitments to a particular conception of holiness have dramatic implications for one...

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Published in:Journal of theological interpretation
Main Author: Arcadi, James M. 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2018
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Further subjects:B Illocutionary acts
B Ceremonial objects
B Ethical Behavior
B Holiness
B Philosophical object
B Metaphysics
B Torah
B Speech Act Theory
B Jewish ethics
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