The Reshaped Mind: Searle, the Biblical Writers, and Christ's Blood (Biblical Interpretation Series)

Contents......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
List of Abbreviations......Page 18
Introduction......Page 22
1.1. Introduction......Page 28
1.2.1. Wittgenstein’s Theory of Language......Page 29
1.2.2. Austin’s Theory of Language......Page 31
1.2.2.1. Performative Statements......Page 32
1.2.2.2. The Performative-Constative Dichotomy......Page 34
1.2.2.3. Illocutionary Acts and Illocutionary Force......Page 36
1.2.2.4. Austin’s Theory about Direction of Fit......Page 41
1.3. Searle’s Philosophies of Language and Mind......Page 42
1.3.1.1. A Taxonomy of Illocutionary Acts......Page 43
1.3.1.1.2. Directives !↑W(H does A)......Page 44
1.3.1.1.5. Declarations D Ø(p) and Assertive Declarations Da↓ B(p)......Page 45
1.3.1.2. Indirect Speech Acts and Metaphorical Assertions......Page 47
1.3.1.3. Performatives......Page 50
1.3.1.4. Types of Speech Acts......Page 52
1.3.2.1. The Structure of Intentionality......Page 56
1.3.2.1.1. Propositional Content and Psychological Mode......Page 59
1.3.2.1.4. Causal Self-Referential Intentional States......Page 60
1.3.2.1.5. The Network and the Background......Page 61
1.3.2.2. Intentionality-with-a-t and Intensionality-with-an-s......Page 66
1.4. Other Contributions Made to Speech Act Theory......Page 71
1.4.1. Grice......Page 72
1.4.3. Recanati......Page 73
1.4.4. Motsch......Page 74
1.4.6. Vanderveken......Page 75
1.4.7. Moulin and Rousseau......Page 76
1.5. Summary......Page 77
2.1. Introduction......Page 78
2.2.2. Evans and Self-Involvement......Page 79
2.2.3. Funk and Language-Event......Page 82
2.2.4. High, Robinson, Martinich, and McClendon and Smith......Page 83
2.2.5. Thiselton and Philosophical Categories......Page 84
2.3. Biblical Scholars and Theologians: Current Trends in Employing Speech Act Theory......Page 85
2.3.1.1. Young......Page 86
2.3.1.2. Botha......Page 87
2.3.2.1. Wolterstorff......Page 88
2.3.2.2. Vanhoozer......Page 89
2.3.3.2. Thiselton......Page 90
2.3.3.3. Briggs......Page 94
2.3.3.4. Adams......Page 95
2.4. Summary......Page 96
3.1. Introduction......Page 98
3.2.1. Paul the Writer......Page 102
3.2.2.1. Paul’s Assertive Act......Page 105
3.2.2.2. Paul’s Belief and Hope......Page 106
3.2.3.1. Paul’s Metaphorical Assertion......Page 108
3.2.3.2. Paul’s Network......Page 115
3.2.3.3. Paul’s Background......Page 116
3.2.4. Paul’s Assessors at Rome......Page 117
3.3.1. The Writer of Hebrews......Page 123
3.3.2.1. The Author’s Assertive Act......Page 125
3.3.2.3. The Author’s Intentional Action......Page 126
3.3.3.1. The Author’s Metaphorical Assertion......Page 127
3.3.3.2. The Author’s Network and Background......Page 133
3.3.4. The Hebrews as Assessors......Page 137
3.4. Summary......Page 140
4.1. Introduction......Page 142
4.2. John, the Judeans, and Jesus in John 6:52-59......Page 143
4.2.1.1. John’s Assertives......Page 144
4.2.1.4. John’s Network and Background......Page 145
4.2.2.2.The Judeans’ Intentional (with t) States of Desire and Disbelief and John’s Intensional (with s) State of Belief......Page 150
4.2.2.4. The Judeans’ Network and Background......Page 152
4.2.3.2. Jesus’ Intentional (with t) States of Belief and Hope and John’s Intensional (with s) State of Belief......Page 155
4.2.3.3. Jesus’ Indirect Directives and Intentional State of Desire......Page 156
4.2.3.4. Jesus’ Indirect Commissives and Intentional State of Intention......Page 157
4.2.3.6. Jesus’ Metaphorical Assertion, Network, and Background......Page 158
4.2.3.7. The Judeans as Jesus’ Assessors......Page 164
4.3.1. John and Rev 1:5b-6......Page 169
4.3.1.2. John’s Assertive and Expressive Acts......Page 170
4.3.1.4. John’s Intentional Action......Page 171
4.3.1.5. John’s Metaphorical Assertion, Network, and Background......Page 172
4.3.1.6.John’s Assessors, the Seven Churches in Asia Minor......Page 179
4.3.2. John and the Elder in Rev 7:13-14......Page 181
4.3.2.1. John’s Illocutionary Acts and Intentional States in Rev 7:13a, 14a......Page 182
4.3.2.2. The Elder’s Illocutionary Acts and Intentional (with t) States and John’s Reports and Intensional (with s) States in Rev 7:13b, 14b......Page 187
4.4. Summary......Page 195
5.1. General Observations......Page 198
5.2. Summary and Synthesis: The Five Selected Texts on Christ’s Blood......Page 205
5.3. Summary and Synthesis: Christ’s Blood in the NT and NT Theology......Page 209
1.1. Benefits of Christ’s Blood......Page 216
1.4. Miscellaneous References......Page 219
1.5. Indirect or Ambiguous References......Page 220
2.2. Blood and Health-Related Concerns......Page 222
2.4. Blood, Animal Sacrifice, and Covenant......Page 223
2.5. Blood, Killing, and Judgment......Page 224
2.6. Miscellaneous References......Page 225
Bibliography......Page 226
Index of Authors and Subjects......Page 242
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Texts......Page 254