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Title: | A Discourse Analysis of Galatians: A Study of Register, Context of Situation, and the New Perspective on Paul |
Authors: | Yoon, David I. |
Advisor: | Porter, Stanley E. |
Department: | Christian Theology |
Keywords: | Systemic Functional Linguistics;New Perspective on Paul;Paul;Galatians |
Publication Date: | 2018 |
Abstract: | This study has two major aims: to outline discourse analysis from the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics, specifically in relation to the notion of register and context of situation, and to apply this linguistic methodology to a theological discussion, specifically on the New Perspective on Paul. The first chapter introduces the New Perspective on Paul, surveying the history of the discussion and identifying a central disagreement between the New Perspective and the Old: covenantal nomism against legalism. The second chapter introduces discourse analysis and traces a history of its development within the broader field of linguistics and then in biblical studies, noting the strengths of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). The third chapter outlines a framework of SFL discourse analysis with special reference to register and context of situation, especially with application to Hellenistic Greek. Chapters 4 through 6 apply SFL discourse analysis to the text of Galatians, with a concluding chapter synthesizing the material. This study argues that a discourse analysis of Paul’s letter to the Galatians reflects a situation that coheres more closely to an Old Perspective rather than a New Perspective on Paul. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/29228 |
Appears in Collections: | Digitized Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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