02116nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10551954 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110404s2011 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 2011013037 9781433115455 (alk. paper) 143311545X (alk. paper) 9781453907887 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)794489902 BT382 .H695 2011eb 226.9/3066 22 Howell, Timothy D., 1958- The Matthean Beatitudes in their Jewish origins [electronic resource] : a literary and speech act analysis / Timothy D. Howell. New York : Peter Lang, c2011. xii, 343 p. : ill. Studies in biblical literature, 1089-0645 ; v. 144 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Why use speech act theory on the Beatitudes? -- Various views of Jewish-Christian identification and its implications for the Matthean community -- Major issues bearing upon a contextual analysis of the Beatitudes -- The immediate circumstances surrounding the Beatitudes -- Exegetical analysis of the Beatitudes : its contextual meaning and verbal threads -- Literary analysis of the Beatitudes : understanding what the text is -- Speech act theory and the beatitudes -- Words as deeds : the Beatitudes as paradigmatic. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Beatitudes Criticism, interpretation, etc. Speech acts (Linguistics) Religious aspects Christianity. Christianity and other religions Judaism. Judaism Relations Christianity. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Studies in biblical literature ; v. 144. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10551954 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 198330 198330