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The Performative Nature and Function of Isaiah 40-55 (Hardcover)
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The Performative Nature and Function of Isaiah 40-55 (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
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Among linguistic philosophers, speech act theory has illuminated
the fact that uttering a sentence does not merely convey
information; it may also involve the performing of an action. The
concept of communicative action provides additional tools to the
exegetical process as it points the interpreter beyond the
assumption that the use of language is merely for descriptive
purposes. Language can also have performative and self-involving
dimensions. Despite their clear hermeneutical importance, the
notions expressed within speech act theory have been generally
neglected by biblical interpreters. The few who have applied speech
act theory to the OT typically subsume the discipline into an
eclectic type of literary/rhetorical criticism. Such an approach,
though, tends to discount the distinctive notions expressed by
theoreticians. This dissertation presents the basic philosophical
concepts of speech act theory in order to accurately implement them
alongside other interpretive tools. The above analysis leads to
applying these concepts to "Isaiah" 41:21-29, 49:1-6, 50:4-10, and
52:13-53:12. These four sections intricately function within the
overall prophetic strategy of chapters 40-55: the call to return or
turn to Yahweh. The way these chapters describe the nature of this
return is for the reader to forsake sin, acknowledge and confess
Yahweh as God alone. The first passage represents the basic
concerns of chapters 40-48 and specifically Jacob-Israel's
deliverance from Babylon through Yahweh's Cyrus illocutionary act.
The final three passages represent the servant leitmotif running
throughout the chapters and implore the reader through
self-involvement to embrace the role of Yahweh's servant.
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