Ask and you shall intercede: the peculiar perlocutionary power of asking God questions
This article explores the ways in which the act of asking God questions in certain biblical passages directly contributes to the success of prophetic intercessory prayers. Using speech act theory, this article will investigate the function of these questions within the world of the text (the story l...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State University Press
[2019]
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 208-224 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
prayerful imagination
B illocutionary act B Questions B perlocutionary act B intercesory prayer B Speech Act Theory |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | This article explores the ways in which the act of asking God questions in certain biblical passages directly contributes to the success of prophetic intercessory prayers. Using speech act theory, this article will investigate the function of these questions within the world of the text (the story level) and the world of the audience (the storyteller level). On the story level, the questions contribute to the (potential) overall success of the prayer by directing God’s focus away from aspects of the situation that might elicit divine wrath and toward aspects that may encourage God to be gracious. On the storyteller level, these questions might not only equip believing audiences to utilize questions in their own prayers but enable them to interact with the world in ways that model God’s grace. |
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| ISSN: | 1065-223X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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