Sentences with phrase «literary context»

Not only that but sentences only have meanings within wider literary contexts — «a man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho» would mean one thing in a historical account, and another in a parable.

This has been encouraged by our knowledge of the different sources of the Bible, by the development of form criticism and its insights and speculations into the early stages of the formation of the Gospels, by questions about the «original» intent of passages before they were set in their present literary context, by questions of «what really happened», and by the attempt to unravel diverse strands of tradition in both Old and New Testaments.

We'd been blithely unaware that there is more than one genre in the Bible, or that literary context profoundly matters to meaning.

The immediate literary context, including two narratives and two discourses, is dominated by the theme of new life.

There are other reasons besides favoritism present in the story for those who care to study it closely enough and who are willing to educate themselves on the meaning of the story in its own cultural and literary context.

This literary context usually has connections with the immediate context (paragraph or section), and with more remote parts of the book.

To get the ordinary reader of the Bible to think about the meaning of the text, attention to the literary context is of particular importance.

But the answer will be much more satisfying if our study includes careful methods of analysis and interpretation, with due regard to the historical and literary contexts and the genre being used.

Regrettably, she does little more than provide us with a reminder of a textbook example of eisegesis (reading «into» the biblical text one's own ideology) rather than exegesis (reading «out of» Scripture with attentiveness to historical and literary context, even if it conflicts with one's own personal views).

In its historic setting and in its literary context this pronouncement is such as may without exaggeration be considered Israel's Magna Carta.

The literary context of v. 18 forcefully supports this observation.

Understanding God's work in a literary context is a centuries - old practice.

Enns goes on to remind readers that «a text's meaning is rooted in its historical and literary context,» and to argue that the historical and literary context of much of the Old Testament can be found in the questions and concerns of post-exilic Israel.

So sometimes I end up rejecting some interpretations simply because I can't see (or struggle to see) how it fits in the literary context.

But anyway, I realise that there is great advantage to social - scientific criticism in helping us understand the Bible, but sometimes I've read interpretations put forward by such scholars and I've sort of thought, «Hmmm... that would be a good interpretation that would fit with the apparent social context... but I can't see how it fits with the literary context.»

Also explains the historical and literary context that influenced Emily Dickinson.

Also explains the historical and literary context that influenced Jean - Jacques Rousseau (1712 — 1778).

Each literary context can be unpicked, the specific aspects of the literary text etc. to ensure students grasp a core knowledge.

Perhaps it was my stubborn insistence that the subjects and themes I'd been preparing to put into a literary context were too complex and bold for a younger audience.

The artist Jess (1923 - 2004) emerged in the 1950s from within the literary context of Beat culture in San Francisco.

Removed from their literary contexts, the pages exist as a form of found, language - based conceptual art.

She uproots them from their native, literary context and, using office tools such as the scanner and the copy machine, repurposes these linguistic elements to generate new meaning.