Means or meaning : the logic of Paul's rhetoric in Galatians 3:10-14
Gal. 3:10-14 is still one of the most controversial and challenging passages in Paul's letters. The logic of Paul's rhetoric is that which mainly baffles. Study of this text has been hampered by an inadequate appreciation of the ranges of possible meanings, at all semantic levels. We seek to redress this lack m chapter 2. We survey the science of logic. We discover overlooked semantic possibilities for three key word-groups in Paul's rhetoric. and could be ~discourse~ lexical concepts. By Paul very possibly intends ~accomplishments~ rather than ~endeavour.~ Chapter 3 finds the indicated senses Paulâs. Effectively multiplying our data via sociolinguistic cognizance that identical words may denote different ~realities~ for speaker and hearer, we discover that Paul's usage implies a three-fold working semantic hypothesis: For Paul ~faith~ believes in a covenantal condition besides itself, namely obedience (endeavour to fulfil God's commands); Paul is basically denying that justification depends upon any particular amount of accomplishment of Godâs commands; and the issue Paul is addressing is not that of die true means of justification, but that of the true meaning of (~righteousness~ and thereby of) ~justification~
Carver, Andrew Hall
Paul; Letters
Means or meaning : the logic of Paul's rhetoric in Galatians 3:10-14. Gal. 3:10-14 is still one of the most controversial and challenging passages in Paul's letters. The logic of Paul's rhetoric is that which mainly baffles. Study of this text has been hampered by an inadequate appreciation of the ranges of possible meanings, at all semantic levels. We seek to redress this lack m chapter 2. We survey the science of logic. We discover overlooked semantic possibilities for three key word-groups in Paul's rhetoric. and could be ~discourse~ lexical concepts. By Paul very possibly intends ~accomplishments~ rather than ~endeavour.~ Chapter 3 finds the indicated senses Paulâs. Effectively multiplying our data via sociolinguistic cognizance that identical words may denote different ~realities~ for speaker and hearer, we discover that Paul's usage implies a three-fold working semantic hypothesis: For Paul ~faith~ believes in a covenantal condition besides itself, namely obedience (endeavour to fulfil God's commands); Paul is basically denying that justification depends upon any particular amount of accomplishment of Godâs commands; and the issue Paul is addressing is not that of die true means of justification, but that of the true meaning of (~righteousness~ and thereby of) ~justification~
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