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

dc.contributor.authorVan der Bergh, Ronald Henry
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T06:16:47Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T06:16:47Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThis 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.abstractThe 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.librariannf2012en
dc.description.urihttp://www.sun.ac.za/jnslen_US
dc.description.urihttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11202008-180028/en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan 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.issn0259-0131
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/19003
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStellenbosch University: Department of Ancient Studiesen_US
dc.rightsStellenbosch University: Department of Ancient Studiesen_US
dc.subjectStory and discourseen
dc.subjectNarratological analysisen
dc.subjectBiblical narrativesen
dc.subject.lcshNarration in the Bibleen
dc.subject.lcshBible -- Language, styleen
dc.titleThe distinction between story and discourse in the analysis of biblical narrativeen
dc.typeArticleen

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