21. Language

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Journal for the Study of the New Testament Pub Date : 2022-07-27 DOI:10.1177/0142064X221104358

Graham H. Twelftree

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The editor’s purpose is ‘to display discourse-analytical methods in order to show the possibilities and drawbacks of each method’ (p. ix) and for the analysis of each NT document in this book to ‘help the reader understand that writing as a holistic unit rather than a “string of pearls”’. Also, the editor hopes ‘that pastors will consult this book profitably’ (p. x). Admitting the difficulty of settling a definition, Scacewater says that Discourse Analysis involves the study of ‘(1) language beyond the level of sentence; (2) language use; and (3) the social and interpersonal aspects of communication’ (pp. 2-3). The bulk of the Introduction (pp. 1-30) sets out what can be taken as the topics involved in Discourse Analysis: context, semantics and pragmatics; cohesion; coherence; global patterns; coherence relations; pragmatic features of coherence; macrostructures and the representation of discourse; and prominence and peak. The remainder of the book comprises a chapter on each of the NT documents; the Pastoral Epistles are treated together as are the Johannine ones. The essays by Robert E. Longacre on Mark and by David L. Allen on Philemon have been previously published. In any collection of essays contributions will stand out. In this set, Cynthia Long Westfall, rightly taking Discourse Analysis as an approach rather than a method, provides a strong essay on Hebrews, as does Christopher J. Fresch on 2 Peter. Taken together, the essays provide helpful examples of the use of Discourse Analysis. It is unfortunate that no indexes are provided.

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21.语言

编辑的目的是“展示话语分析方法，以显示每种方法的可能性和缺点”（第九页），并对本书中的每一篇NT文档进行分析，以“帮助读者理解写作是一个整体单元，而不是“一串珍珠””。此外，编辑希望“牧师们能从中受益”（第x页）。Scacewater承认确定定义的困难，他说语篇分析涉及到“（1）超越句子层面的语言研究；（2）语言使用；以及（3）交流的社会和人际方面（第2-3页）。引言的大部分内容（第1-30页）阐述了话语分析所涉及的主题：语境、语义和语用学；凝聚性连贯性；全球格局；连贯关系；连贯的语用特征；宏观结构与话语表征；以及突出和顶峰。该书的其余部分包括关于NT文件的每一章；牧师书信和约翰书信一样被放在一起处理。Robert E.Longacre关于Mark的文章和David L.Allen关于Philemon的文章此前已出版。在任何一本散文集中，投稿都会脱颖而出。在这一集中，辛西娅·朗·韦斯特福尔（Cynthia Long Westfall）正确地将话语分析作为一种方法而不是一种方法，提供了一篇关于希伯来人的强有力的文章，克里斯托弗·弗雷什（Christopher J.Fresch）在《彼得后书》（2 Peter）中也是如此。总之，这些文章提供了使用语篇分析的有益例子。遗憾的是，没有提供索引。

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期刊介绍： The Journal for the Study of the New Testament is one of the leading academic journals in New Testament Studies. It is published five times a year and aims to present cutting-edge work for a readership of scholars, teachers in the field of New Testament, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. All the many and diverse aspects of New Testament study are represented and promoted by the journal, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-scientific and literary theory or developing theological, cultural and contextual approaches.