The performative dimensions of rhetorical questions in the Hebrew Bible : do you not know? do you not hear? /

The performative dimensions of rhetorical questions in the Hebrew Bible : do you not know? do you not hear? /

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Author / Creator:	Adams, Jim W., author.
Imprint:	London, UK ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xiv, 292 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 2513-8758 ; 622 T & T Clark library of biblical studies Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 622. T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Subject:	Bible -- Socio-rhetorical criticism. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Language, style. Bible. Bible. -- Old Testament. Rhetoric in the Bible. Rhetorical criticism. Rhetoric in the Bible. Rhetorical criticism. Socio-rhetorical criticism of sacred works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12637239

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ISBN:	9780567553232 056755323X 9780567695581 9780567695598
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	"This book sets out to describe the multi-dimensional nature and function of rhetorical questions in the Old Testament. Biblical scholars have previously analyzed the use of rhetorical questions in both Testaments, but consistently describe their function in persuasive terms. While this understanding is appropriate in a number of instances, many rhetorical questions do not operate this way, and Jim W. Adams focuses in particular on rhetoric expressing the self-involvement of both the speaker and hearer"--
Other form:	Online version: Adams, Jim W., The performative dimensions of rhetorical questions in the Hebrew Bible 1. New York : T&T Clark, 2020. 9780567695581

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