Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's sign-acts / Kelvin G. Friebel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friebel, Kelvin G., 1952-

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 283.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 283

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonverbal communication.

Bible. Ezekiel--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (545 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel contain the majority of the biblical accounts of prophetic sign-actions. By analysing these two prophets' actions according to the terms and concepts used in studies of nonverbal communication and rhetoric, this work seeks to bring conceptual and terminological clarity to the discussion of prophetic sign-acts and to enhance the perception of the prophets as persuasive communicators. Rather than prophetic sign-acts being viewed as having a magical derivation or as being inherently efficacious in bringing about what they portray, the sign-acts are viewed as bein

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THEORETICAL BASES FOR UNDERSTANDING JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS; Chapter 2 JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS; Chapter 3 SIGN-ACTS AS NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; Chapter 4 THE RHETORIC OF JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611814335

9781281814333

1281814334

9780567176066

0567176061

OCLC:

280993961