The supernatural in the theomachy of 2 Maccabees 9:1–29 and its role in the communicative strategy: A syntactical, semantic and pragmatic analysis

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title The supernatural in the theomachy of 2 Maccabees 9:1–29 and its role in the communicative strategy: A syntactical, semantic and pragmatic analysis
 
Creator Coetzer, Eugene
 
Subject History; Cultural Studies; Textual Studies Supernatural; Events; Innovative Ideas; Theomachy; 2 Macc. 9:1-29; Communicative Strategy; Rhetoric
Description Throughout the prefixed letters and narrative of 2 Maccabees, a frequent overemphasis is discovered on certain concepts within every section or pericope. This is a logical product of such a highly rhetorical work, as this links to the overarching narrative aim of the text. These emphases subsequently lead to the question of their significance specific to this text and its subject matter. This article consequently notes, firstly, that 2 Maccabees deals with sensitive or innovative ideas and moves to drastic ways of conceptualising history in order to substantiate these ideas. It is no surprise, therefore, that in 2 Maccabees 9, one would find an overemphasis on the supernatural drive of world events to prove that the God of the Jews duly and appropriately deals with the enemies of his people. In order to explicate and unfold this process, the main ideas will be highlighted, communicative strategy investigated and the possible impact on the reader and/or hearer outlined.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor NWUniversity and the SANRF
Date 2018-10-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literary analysis
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v74i3.5028
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 74, No 3 (2018); 7 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Middle East; mediterranean Hellenistic and Roman era Criteria for literary analysis
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Eugene Coetzer https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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