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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453187703321

Autore

Friebel Kelvin

Titolo

Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's sign-acts [[electronic resource] /] / Kelvin G. Friebel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, : Sheffield Academic, c1999

ISBN

1-281-81433-4

9786611814335

0-567-17606-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (545 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 283

Disciplina

224.206

224/.206

Soggetti

Nonverbal communication

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THEORETICAL BASES FOR UNDERSTANDING JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS; Chapter 2 JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS; Chapter 3 SIGN-ACTS AS NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; Chapter 4 THE RHETORIC OF JEREMIAH'S AND EZEKIEL'S SIGN-ACTS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel contain the majority of the biblical accounts of prophetic sign-actions. By analysing these two prophets' actions according to the terms and concepts used in studies of nonverbal communication and rhetoric, this work seeks to bring conceptual and terminological clarity to the discussion of prophetic sign-acts and to enhance the perception of the prophets as persuasive communicators. Rather than prophetic sign-acts being viewed as having a magical derivation or as being inherently efficacious in bringing about what they portray, the sign-acts are viewed as bein