Reconceiving Texts as Speech Acts: An Analysis of I John - Couverture rigide

Neufeld, Dietmar

 
9789004098534: Reconceiving Texts as Speech Acts: An Analysis of I John
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9004098534 ISBN 13 : 9789004098534
Editeur : Brill, 1994

Synopsis

Reconceiving Texts as Speech Acts attempts a reading of the Christological confessions and ethical exhortations in I John from the perspective of speech act theory. Speech act theory is explored with particular reference to J.L. Austin, Donald Evans, and J. Derrida. At the heart of the approach is the insight of the rhetorical character of historiography and the view that language in written discourse is a form of action and power. Discourse in I John becomes responsible for creating reality and not merely reflecting it. In effect the Christological and ethical texts are effective acts which change situations in the public domain in terms of confession and conduct. A tentative methodological proposal is developed and then in succeeding chapters applied to a series of key passages in I John.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dietmar Neufeld, Ph.D. (1991) in New Testament Studies, McGill University, is lecturer in Christian Origins at The University of British Columbia. He has published an exegetical study on the issue of homosexuality and Luke 18:1-8.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004098534
ISBN 13 
9789004098534
Reliure
Cuir/luxe
Nombre de pages
152
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