Representation in Old Testament Narrative TextsThis work focuses on the literary conventions of narrative texts in the Hebrew Bible, in particular the mode of representation in the book of Judges. The theory of integrational semantics, developed by Benjamin Hrushovski, is systematized to form a theoretical framework within which representation is conceptualized. The author suggests a novel reading of the Judges-narratives to demonstrate particular conventions of representation. The notions of paradoxality, perspectivity and juxtaposition are used to demonstrate the potential value of types of logic, alternative to modernist logic, in reading ancient Hebrew narratives. A hypothetical representeme is constructed for the book of Judges to make it clear that the mode of representation is neither mimesis nor historiography, but narrative, representing by convention and not by correspondence to history. |
Contents
Towards a Theory of Representation | 9 |
A Theory of Integrational Semantics | 33 |
Representation in the Book of Judges | 59 |
Towards a Representeme for the Book of Judges | 145 |
Concluding Remarks | 169 |
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Abimelech actions Alter argument Bible book of Judges causality chapter characters chronology codes concept conceptualisation consensus reality construct conventions criticism deconstructing Deist dialogue dimension discussion Ehud Ehud's ence epistemological evoked example explored external Exum fact fiction field of reference fields/frames of reference focus frame of reference Gideon Hebrew Hebrew Bible hermeneutics historical Hrushovski Hrushovski's theory human implications indicated individual integrational semantics internal field interpretation ISBN 90 Israel Israelite issues JSOT Judah juxtaposed juxtaposition of perspectives Kenites language linguistic literary paradigm literary text literature logic mantic meaning mimesis mode of representation narrated Old Testament narratives Old Testament texts paradoxical perspectives particular Poetics Today position possible post-modern presuppositions reader reading relationship religious repre representation in Old represented representeme Samson semantic material semiotic sense sentation Sisera social story of Samson Testament narrative texts text and reality text of Judges textual tion tive underdog unique verses Viljoen Webb words Yahweh