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dc.contributor.advisor | Porter, Stanley E. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Adams, Sean A. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T16:50:33Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-18T16:50:33Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2011-07-13 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | opendissertations/5318 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 6340 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 2099251 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10266 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>There have been a number of attempts to evaluate Paul's letters with a variety of methodological approaches. This work attempts to view Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians in a new light by first applying epistolary theory to determine its letter divisions and is followed by an application of a linguistic theory to determine if the original unit divisions are supported by discourse analysis as well as provide a bottom-up interpretation to the letter, which is lacking in epistolary theory. My linguistic model is based on Halliday's systemic-functional linguistic model of language. Having been slightly adapted to evaluate a dead, non-English language, this model evaluates the hierarchy and co-text of language, followed by a tripartite field-tenor-mode register model and a discussion regarding the nature and implicature of cohesion and prominence in a text.</p> | en_US |
dc.subject | Religion | en_US |
dc.subject | Religion | en_US |
dc.title | A Fresh Look at First Thessalonians: The Amalgamation of Discourse Analysis and Epistolary Theory to Evaluate the Pauline Letter | en_US |
dc.type | thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Divinity College | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
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