Job 28: Cognition in Context (Biblical Interpretation Series)

JOB 28: Cognition in Context......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
1. A non-cognitive lexicographical study of Job 28:1-11......Page 14
2.1 Silver......Page 22
2.2 Gold......Page 23
2.3 Iron......Page 24
2.4 Copper......Page 25
2.5 Conclusions......Page 30
3.1 Figure and ground......Page 33
3.2 Prototypical language......Page 37
3.3 A prototypical scenario......Page 42
References......Page 44
Dealing with discrepancies......Page 48
Methodological preliminaries......Page 49
Humor in the book of Job......Page 51
The irony of God\'s speech I......Page 54
The appropriateness of God\'s speech I......Page 56
The appropriateness of God\'s speech II......Page 60
The irony of God\'s speech II......Page 63
The theology of God\'s embarrassment......Page 64
References......Page 65
2. Syntactic relationships of the word group of יראה......Page 68
3. Semantics of יראה and its word group......Page 69
3.1 Hebr. יראה and its word group in non-religious contexts......Page 70
3.2 Hebr. יראה and its word group in religious contexts......Page 73
i. Indubitable examples of the ירא word group for being afraid of God......Page 75
ii. Evidence that the ירא word group means \'reverence\', ethical behaviour, etc.......Page 76
3.3 The semantic field of יראה and its word group......Page 78
3.4 The semantic domain of יראה and its word group......Page 81
4.1 The meaning of Job 28:28 in itself......Page 83
4.2 The meaning of Job 28:28 within the horizon of Job 28......Page 86
4.3 The meaning of Job 28:28 within the horizon of the speaker......Page 89
Evidence for the Relocation of the Elihu Speeches......Page 91
God as Teacher in the Speeches of Elihu......Page 92
4.4 The meaning of Job 28:28 within the horizon of the book of Job......Page 94
References......Page 96
Takamitsu Muraoka: Words of Cognition in Job 28: Hebrew and Greek......Page 104
1. Hebr. חקר......Page 105
2. Omniscent God......Page 106
3. Man\'s cognitive handicap......Page 107
4. God\'s self-revelation......Page 108
5. Knowledge already obtained and knowledge yet to be obtained......Page 110
6. Job \'s inquisitive mind as against Solomon\'s mind reform, or Job\'s basic science vs. Solomon\'s applied science......Page 111
References......Page 113
John F. Elwolde: Non-Contiguous Parallelism as a Key to Literary Structure and Lexical Meaning in Job 28......Page 114
References......Page 129
1. The cultural embedding of words......Page 130
2. Job 28 within the book of Job......Page 132
3. The semantics of חקר......Page 134
3.1 Etymology and comparative material......Page 135
3.2 Distribution......Page 137
3.3 Syntagmatic evidence......Page 138
4.1 Defining the word......Page 141
4.2 Habr. חקר in its paradigmatic relationships......Page 143
5. Hebr. חקר in its cultural context......Page 145
References......Page 146
The verb ḥāqar in Classical Hebrew: A preliminary perspective......Page 150
Cognitive semantics: A brief introduction......Page 153
A research into searching......Page 157
The verb ḥāqar in Classical Hebrew: A cognitive-semantic perspective......Page 164
The verb ḥāqar in Job 28......Page 169
References......Page 172
1. Categorization......Page 174
2. Approaches to categorization......Page 176
3. Classical categories......Page 177
3.1 Epistemological problems......Page 178
3.2 Conceptual problems......Page 181
3.3 Where are the classical categories?......Page 183
4. Prototypes......Page 184
4.2 Polysemy......Page 185
4.3 Compositionality, or: The problem of the pet fish......Page 186
5. The context-dependence of meanings and categories......Page 187
References......Page 188
1.1 Global issues......Page 190
1.2 Conceptualizers and the scope of conception......Page 193
2.1 Shared knowledge......Page 196
2.2 Encyclopedic semantics......Page 198
2.3 The non-autonomy of grammar......Page 203
2.4 Context......Page 205
3.1 The default......Page 208
3.2 Writing......Page 210
3.3 Fictivity......Page 212
3.4 Speech acts......Page 215
3.5 Onstage interaction......Page 219
4.1 Imaginative phenomena......Page 222
4.2 Mental spaces......Page 227
4.3 Dynamicity......Page 230
4.4 Discourse......Page 231
5. Conclusion......Page 236
References......Page 238
1. Introduction......Page 242
2.1 Scalar reasoning......Page 245
2.2 Grammar and cognition......Page 248
2.3 Understanding discourse......Page 253
3. Operators on reasoning in the context of Job 28......Page 255
4. Conclusion......Page 260
References......Page 261
Edward L. Greenstein: The Poem on Wisdom in Job 28 in Its Conceptual and Literary Contexts......Page 264
1. Two conceptual models from the ancient Semitic world......Page 265
1.1 The heavenly, primarily solar, model......Page 267
1.2 The model of depth......Page 269
2. Where Job 28 belongs......Page 274
2.1 Linguistic considerations......Page 276
2.2 The subject in vv. 3-11......Page 278
2.3 Job 28 as the continuation of Elihu\'s discourse......Page 280
2.4 Linguistic linkages between Job 37 and 28......Page 282
3. A reading of Job 28......Page 283
4. Nothing new under the sun......Page 286
References......Page 287
Introduction......Page 292
Seeing, searching, connecting......Page 293
bîn - to discriminate/ distinguish/identify......Page 295
derek - the way of things......Page 297
Job 38-39 - codes in creation......Page 298
Classification......Page 300
God\'s search for wisdom in Job 28......Page 301
The way that is wisdom......Page 304
Wisdom and earth......Page 305
References......Page 307
Carol A. Newsom: Dialogue and Allegorical Hermeneutics in Job 28:28......Page 310
References......Page 316
World building and conceptualization......Page 318
Sub-world A: Job 28:1-12 (Figure 3)......Page 322
Sub-world Β: Job 28:13-20 (Figure 4)......Page 324
Sub-world C: Job 28:21-28 (Figure 5)......Page 326
Conclusions......Page 329
References......Page 330
1. The business of exegesis......Page 332
2. The difficulty of the business......Page 333
3. Rethinking the hermeneutical process......Page 335
4. Interdisciplinary cooperation......Page 339
References......Page 340
Leo Noordman: Some Reflections on the Relation Between Cognitive Linguistics and Exegesis......Page 342
References......Page 345
Bibliography......Page 348
Index of Biblical Texts......Page 370
Index of Authors......Page 378
The Hebrew Text and the English Translation of Job 28......Page 383
List of Contributors......Page 385
Back Matter......Page 388