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Blessing and Cursing in Malachi: A Reader-Oriented Approach

  • Andy R. Espinoza (author)
  • Annelies Lips (contributions by)
  • Guus Gijben (contributions by)
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TitleBlessing and Cursing in Malachi
SubtitleA Reader-Oriented Approach
ContributorAndy R. Espinoza (author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.26116/c1n3-2j69
Landing pagehttps://tiu.trialanderror.org/projects/blessing-and-cursing-in-malachi
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
CopyrightAndy Espinoza Pereda
PublisherOpen Press Tilburg University
Publication placeTilburg
Published on2024-06-24
ISBN978-94-037-4896-2 (PDF)
Long abstractThe book of Malachi is seldom referenced in Christian devotion or worship, with a rare exception being its use as an offering appeal during public worship. But is there more to Malachi than an offering appeal? Furthermore, what is the purpose of the strong curse at the end of the text that leads many Jewish people to this day to avoid ending the reading of the book with its last verse? In "Blessing and Cursing in Malachi: A Reader-Oriented Approach", the text of Malachi is explored to uncover fresh insights, particularly concerning the themes of blessing and cursing. Three consecutive and complementary steps are taken to explore the book: a syntactic analysis, revealing the organization and flow of the text; a semantic analysis, uncovering themes and their relationships; and a communication analysis, examining the interaction between the Text-Internal Author and the Text-Internal Reader. The analyses reveal that blessing and cursing, although used differently compared to other parts of the Hebrew Bible, constitute an effective means of guiding the Text-Internal Reader to a proper relationship with the divine and their community.
Print length285 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
OCLC Number1447382294
THEMA
  • QRMF
BISAC
  • REL006060
Funding
  • Tilburg University
  • Programme: Open Press Tilburg University is the diamond open access press of Tilburg University
Contributors

Andy R. Espinoza

(author)

Annelies Lips

(contributions by)

Guus Gijben

(contributions by)