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" Paragraph Delimitation in 1 Samuel 1-7 "
Kim, Seong-Kwang Kevin
Webster, Brian L.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1104321
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TLpq2218486833
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Kim, Seong-Kwang Kevin
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Webster, Brian L.
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Paragraph Delimitation in 1 Samuel 1-7\ Kim, Seong-Kwang KevinWebster, Brian L.
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Dallas Theological Seminary
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2019
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2019
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Ph.D.
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264
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This dissertation pursues a thorough study of paragraph delimitation in biblical Hebrew narrative. This study introduces three different approaches to unit division and identifies the textual boundaries of 1 Samuel 1–7 through these methods. Comparing and synthesizing all the results, this study suggests a comprehensive way of how text segmentation works in biblical Hebrew narrative. The goal of this study is to provide a more objective method of text delimitation. Chapter 2 presents how Roy L. Heller’s method delimits a text. To identify where paragraphs begin and end, this study searches for initial and terminal markers of paragraphs and extra-paragraph comments (between the two paragraphs). Chapter 3 presents how Steven E. Runge’s method delimits a text. When encoding is used more than is expected (called “overencoding”), it is understood as either signaling a major discontinuity (i.e., the start of a narrative unit or a new development) or highlighting actions or speeches. This study identifies the overencoding of participants using redundant lexical noun phrases in subject contexts where minimal encoding is expected. Many of these redundant lexical noun phrases function as pragmatic markers indicating the segmentation of the discourse. Chapter 4 presents how the literary method delimits a text. An episode consists of a series of scenes. A scene may be defined as a subunit of an episode that takes place in one location, within a limited time, and with no more than two or three characters. This study provides an analysis of scenes in each episode according to various scene boundary markers. Chapter 5 provides a comprehensive model of paragraph delimitation. A coherent thematic paragraph may be identified by Heller’s syntactical method, Runge’s participant reference encoding method, and the literary method. Usually, a change of time, place, or character indicates a paragraph boundary. Also, a wayehi temporal clause, independent qatal clause, extra-paragraph comment, overencoding of participants, change of action, repetition, inclusio, chiasmus, introductory formula, concluding formula, or summary statement may signal a paragraph boundary. These three methods complement each other and work together to present a comprehensive model of paragraph delimitation in biblical Hebrew narrative.
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Biblical studies
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Narratives
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Nouns
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Space
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Syntactic processing
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Theology
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