The performative dimensions of rhetorical questions in the Hebrew Bible: do you not know? do you not hear?
"This book sets out to describe the multi-dimensional nature and function of rhetorical questions in the Old Testament. Biblical scholars have previously analyzed the use of rhetorical questions in both Testaments, but consistently describe their function in persuasive terms. While this underst...
| Summary: | "This book sets out to describe the multi-dimensional nature and function of rhetorical questions in the Old Testament. Biblical scholars have previously analyzed the use of rhetorical questions in both Testaments, but consistently describe their function in persuasive terms. While this understanding is appropriate in a number of instances, many rhetorical questions do not operate this way, and Jim W. Adams focuses in particular on rhetoric expressing the self-involvement of both the speaker and hearer"-- I. Introduction -- II. Linguistic Research of Rhetorical Questions -- III. OT Interpretation of Rhetorical Questions -- IV. Overview of Speech Act Theory: Indirect Speech Acts and Self-Involvement -- V. Identifying the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Rhetorical Questions -- VI. Analysis of Self-Involving Rhetorical Questions -- VII. Conclusion -- VIII. Bibliography |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 056755323X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9780567661975 |