Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible,9780391041356

Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible

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ISBN13: 9780391041356
ISBN10: 0391041355
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-09-01
Publisher(s): Brill Academic Pub
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Summary

The debate over form versus function rages intensely in discussions of Hebrew syntax. This volume sets out the parameters of the debate and the historical reasons for how the questions of narrative syntax are being approached by today's scholars.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii
An Overview of Hebrew Narrative Syntax
1(20)
Christo H.J. van der Merwe
Linguistic Motivation and Biblical Exegesis
21(30)
Ellen van Wolde
The Indicative System of the Biblical Hebrew Verb and its Literary Exploitation
51(21)
Jan Joosten
Workshop: Meaning and Use of the Tenses in 1 Samuel 1
72(13)
Jan Joosten
A Hierarchy of Clauses in Biblical Hebrew Narrative
85(34)
Eep Talstra
Workshop: Clause Types, Textual Hierarchy, Translation in Exodus 19, 20 and 24
119(14)
Eep Talstra
A Critical Analysis of Narrative Syntactic Approaches, with Special Attention to their Relationship to Discourse Analysis
133(24)
Christo H.J. van der Merwe
Workshop: Text Linguistics and the Structure of 1 Samuel 1
157(10)
Christo H.J. van der Merwe
Basic Facts and Theory of the Biblical Hebrew Verb System in Prose
167(36)
Alviero Niccacci
Workshop: Narrative Syntax of Exodus 19--24
203(26)
Alviero Niccacci
The Alleged Final Function of the Biblical Hebrew Syntagm <waw + a volitive form>
229(13)
Takamitsu Muraoka
Workshop: Notes on the Use of Hebrew Tenses in Exodus 19--24
242(9)
Takamitsu Muraoka
Bibliography 251(12)
Index of Biblical Texts 263(4)
Index of Authors 267

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