I don't get it: humour and hermeneutics

Poststructural emphasis on the intertextual character of texts appears to threaten the integrity of texts, opening them to a dizzying infinite variety of meanings. One might respond by trying to shore up the boundaries around texts, but it is undeniable that texts take their meaning by harmonising w...

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Main Author: Leithart, Peter J. 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2007
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2007, Volume: 60, Issue: 4, Pages: 412-425
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