A Relevant Way to Read (Paperback)

Margaret G. Sim

ISBN 10: 0227174429 / ISBN 13: 9780227174425

Published by James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge, 2016

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Paperback. In 'A Relevant Way to Read', Margaret G. Sim draws on her in-depth knowledge of New Testament Greek to forge a new exegesis of the Gospels and Paul's letters. Locating her studies in the linguistic concept of relevance theory, which contends that all our utterances are laden with crucial yet invisible context, Sim embarks on a journey through some of the New Testament's most troubling verses. Here she recovers some of that lost information with a meticulous analysis that should enlighten both the experienced biblical scholar and the novice.Whether discussing Paul's masterful use of irony to shame the Corinthians, or introducing the ground-breaking ideas behind relevance theory into a whole new field of study, Sim demonstrates her vast learning and experience while putting her complex subject into plain words for the developing student. An erudite introduction to relevance theory and its application to biblical criticism, illustrated through an examination of a selection of New Testament texts. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Relevant Way to Read (Paperback)
• Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0227174429
• ISBN 13: 9780227174425
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"A Relevant Way to Read' helps to demystify communication theory in such a way as to encourage biblical scholars and students to open their minds to new ideas about how humans attempt to communicate with one another. It shows how much exegesis in intuitive and gives a theoretical account and support for the processes which we engage in as we attempt to analyse a text. Contextual presuppositions and biases are also considered and factored into the interpretive process.
By using Relevance Theory consistently, rather than employing the eclectic method favoured by some scholars who have dabbled in one linguistic theory or another, the book provides a sound theoretical basis on which to build interpretation of text without demanding a new range of competencies from the reader.
'A Relevant Way to Read' does not claim to solve all problems but rather to encourage readers to develop a keener awareness of what communication means. Cognitive approaches are now in the forefront of both anthropological and linguistic studies, and have the potential to be extremely beneficial to biblical studies by opening up new areas for research and reinvestigating some issues perceived as problems in the past."

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. How we communicate
3. Particles
4. Representation
5. Irony and Metaphor
6. Conditionals
7. Conclusion

About the Author

Margaret G. Sim is a linguist and biblical scholar who lectured for many years in Biblical Studies and Translation at Africa International University. She now works as a translation consultant for Wycliffe Bible Translators. Her other works include Marking Thought and Talk in New Testament Greek: New Light from Linguistics on the Particles ἵνα and ὅτι (James Clarke & Co., 2011).