| From Linguistics to Hermeneutics: A Functional and Cognitive Approach to Job 12-14 Contributor(s): van Hecke, Pierre (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004188355 ISBN-13: 9789004188358 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $247.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Hebrew - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 492.401 |
| LCCN: 2010037327 |
| Series: Studia Semitica Neerlandica |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (1.90 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Linguistics and hermeneutics are often regarded as two mutually exclusive scholarly disciplines. Recent decades, however, have witnessed the rise of linguistic approaches that take meaning back to the heart of their inquiry and can be fruitful for textual interpretation. This book applies the insights of two such approaches, i.e. functional grammar and cognitive semantics, to the study of Biblical Hebrew with a specific focus on Job 12-14. The result is two-fold. The study offers a detailed linguistic analysis, providing many new insights in the linguistic peculiarities of the text and Biblical Hebrew in general. Moreover, it proposes a fresh exegetical reading of Job's longest and central speech in the book. |