Finding and translating the oral-aural elements in written language
Subtitle: the case of the New Testament Epistles
By: Ernst R. Wendland ; with a foreword by Johan C. Thom.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780773449596
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Epistles -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- N.T. -- Epistles -- Translating
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The theory and practice of oral proclamation; title: Introduction: Do we need another "criticism" in biblical studies?; title: Survey of the field of "performance criticism" : theory and practice; title: Some assumptions of "performance criticism"; title: Some applications of PC; title: Some assessments of PC; title: Some aspects of "performative analysis"; title: Conclusion: On the need to distinguish "performance" from "proclamation"; title: The dramatic orality of James in terms of form and function; title: Introducing the "dramatic" character of the Epistle of James; title: What sort of "drama" does James deliver?; title: On the communicative relevance of James' dramatic discourse; title: Survey of the dramatic features in James and their rhetorical significance; title: Discourse category (text-type/genre); title: Discourse structure (thematic organization); title: A deductive or inductive text arrangement?; title: A topical display of key concepts in James; title: Discourse texture (compositional style); title: Formulaic opening expressions, including commands and vocatives; title: Sound play : rhythm, rhyme, paronomasia, assonance/alliteration; title: Proverbial/sapiential sayings and maxims; title: Rhetorical and leading questions; title: Graphic imagery, vivid figures of speech, setting-specific analogies; title: Forceful language-imperatives, jussives, hyperbole, irony; title: Sharp contrasts and antithetical pairings; title: Modified word order for special effects; title: Embedded direct speech; title: Pervasive intertextuality; title: Local and global reiteration; title: Applying the oral-rhetoric of James in Bible translation; title: Epistolary communicative function; title: Case studies of an oral-rhetorical approach to text analysis and translation; title: Analyzing the Greek text (2:14-26); title: Analyzing the Greek text (3:9-18); title: Linguistic overview of the discourse; title: Literary overview of the discourse; title: Discussion of the linguistic and literary analysis charts; title: Translating the texts for oral proclamation; title: Samples of English and Chewa translations for 2:14-26; title: Samples of English and Chewa translations for 3:13-18; title: Formatting the text for oral articulation; title: Evaluation : on the need to know "for whom?" and "for what purpose?"; title: The rhetoric of reassurance in 1 John and its oral re-presentation; title: Why the great need for reassurance?; title: Is John too among the rhetors?; title: Distinct but integrated aspects of Johannine oral rhetoric; title: Recursion; title: Contrast; title: Focus; title: Mitigation; title: The rhetoric of epistolary speech Acts; title: Implications of Johannine oral rhetoric for biblical studies and contemporary communication; title: Form-content; title: Function; title: Bible translation; title: Text supplementation; title: Public proclamation; title: Media transposition; title: Conclusion: Just focus on the light/life; title: Performing Philemon : a study in ancient and modern communication techniques; title: Ancient communication techniques : aspects of literary-rhetorical text analysis; title: Genre selection; title: Compositional shifts; title: Patterned recursion; title: Artistic highlighting; title: Rhetorical shaping; title: Modern communication techniques : producing an oratorical Bible translation; title: What is an "oratorical" (life) translation?; title: An oratorical translation technique applied and compared; title: Conclusion: Some implications of an oratorical-performative approach for translation production (project administration, management, and assessment); title: Proclamatory structure and style in 1 Peter; title: The purpose of this Epistle; title: Stylistic techniques and their compositional function in 1 Peter; title: Recursion; title: Suffering; title: Steadfastness; title: Salvation; title: Sanctification; title: Priesthood; title: Contrast; title: Comparison; title: Review; title: Disjunction; title: A topical and structural outline of 1 Peter; title: So what? applying the structural outline; title: On the rhetorical significance of macro and microform in 1 Peter; title: A rhetorical model of the "argument" of 1 Peter; title: The model applied; title: Concluding "argument" : 1 Peter as a whole; title: The contemporary relevance of 1 Peter for God's "holy priesthood" living in an African "Babylon"; title: On the need for a contextualized communication of this Epistle; title: Proclaiming 1 Peter 2:1-10 oratorically to an African audience; title: Conclusion: The implication of PC studies for Bible translation; title: Underscoring the importance of a performance-critical approach for biblical exegetes; title: Encouraging translators to prepare oral-aural-oriented vernacular translations; title: Promoting the oral proclamation of scripture among contemporary audiences.