The use of the concept 'fear' in Deuteronomy to denote the relationship between God and Israel
This thesis aims to clarify the exclusive use by the Deuteronomic writers of the root hskip 0.75cm to denote the relationship between God and Israel. This problem is raised by the fact that there were other roots - break vskip 0.2cm and hskip 0.6cm - which they could have used. In trying to explain the Deuteronomic use of the root hskip 0.75cm the insights of semantic theory according to which 'meaning' is defined in terms of 'sense-relations' a term contracts with other terms in the vocabulary of a given language have been used. Also used are the insights of field meaning analysis according to which the meaning of a term is defined in terms of its relationship with other terms within its lexical field. In this connection, the 'sense-relations' which the hskip 0.75cm contracts are compared with those which the other roots contract. In this way, the particular usage of the break root nobreak hskip 0.75cm <i>vis-'a-vis</i> the other roots is clarified. The work is, thus, accordingly divided into two parts. The first part deals with the description of the uses of the roots in the lexical field of 'fear' in Deuteronomy (chaps. 2 and 3), and a comparison of these uses (chap. 4). Part two begins with a description
Chingota, Felix L. B.
Philosophy
The use of the concept 'fear' in Deuteronomy to denote the relationship between God and Israel. This thesis aims to clarify the exclusive use by the Deuteronomic writers of the root hskip 0.75cm to denote the relationship between God and Israel. This problem is raised by the fact that there were other roots - break vskip 0.2cm and hskip 0.6cm - which they could have used. In trying to explain the Deuteronomic use of the root hskip 0.75cm the insights of semantic theory according to which 'meaning' is defined in terms of 'sense-relations' a term contracts with other terms in the vocabulary of a given language have been used. Also used are the insights of field meaning analysis according to which the meaning of a term is defined in terms of its relationship with other terms within its lexical field. In this connection, the 'sense-relations' which the hskip 0.75cm contracts are compared with those which the other roots contract. In this way, the particular usage of the break root nobreak hskip 0.75cm <i>vis-'a-vis</i> the other roots is clarified. The work is, thus, accordingly divided into two parts. The first part deals with the description of the uses of the roots in the lexical field of 'fear' in Deuteronomy (chaps. 2 and 3), and a comparison of these uses (chap. 4). Part two begins with a description
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