Analysing a Biblical Text: What are we After?

When an exegete approaches a biblical text, he wants to find out ‘what it means’. But which meaning is he after? Is he interested only in what the speaker (or author) intended? Or is he interested also in the speech product (which may not fully succeed in embodying the speaker's intention)? Is...

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Main Author: Poythress, Vern S. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1979
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 1979, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 319-331
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Summary:When an exegete approaches a biblical text, he wants to find out ‘what it means’. But which meaning is he after? Is he interested only in what the speaker (or author) intended? Or is he interested also in the speech product (which may not fully succeed in embodying the speaker's intention)? Is he interested in what the audience thought of the discourse? And which of these meanings (if any) is the appropriate starting point for a modern sermon?
ISSN:1475-3065
Contains:Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0036930600044008