The distinction between story and discourse in the analysis of biblical narrative

Van der Bergh, Ronald Henry

dc.contributor.author	Van der Bergh, Ronald Henry
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-30T06:16:47Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-30T06:16:47Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.description	This article is a revised version of a chapter of the author’s thesis submitted to the Ancient Languages Department of the University of Pretoria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MA degree in Ancient Languages and Cultures. The study was supervised by Prof. G T M Prinsloo.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The distinction between story and discourse has become all but canonical in narratology. This article investigates the viability of this approach with reference to the narratological analysis of biblical narratives. It is shown that the distinction is indeed necessary, although the traditional approach should be modified. Discourse, rather than story, should be the starting point of any narratological analysis. This leads to the concept of an “implied story, which can be used as an analytical tool in the analysis of narrative. Special attention is given to the application of this new approach to biblical narrative, with an example drawn from a comparison of Isa 36:1-22 and 2 Kgs 18:13-37.	en
dc.description.librarian	nf2012	en
dc.description.uri	http://www.sun.ac.za/jnsl	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11202008-180028/	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Van der Bergh, R 2008, 'The distinction between story and discourse in the analysis of biblical narrative', Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 83-98.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0259-0131
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19003
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Stellenbosch University: Department of Ancient Studies	en_US
dc.rights	Stellenbosch University: Department of Ancient Studies	en_US
dc.subject	Story and discourse	en
dc.subject	Narratological analysis	en
dc.subject	Biblical narratives	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Narration in the Bible	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- Language, style	en
dc.title	The distinction between story and discourse in the analysis of biblical narrative	en
dc.type	Article	en