Syntax Grammars

Mr. Gary S. Dykes yhwh3in1 at lightspeed.net
Thu Dec 9 00:06:57 EST 1999


OOPS,

I apologize for the misunderstanding. Yes study of the context is very 
important, but modern "Discourse Analysis" attempts to determine the 
AUTHORS intent. At least that is one of the primary theses in the modern 
courses. Hence, Bible students are then applying these tactics to try to 
figure out WHY God said what He said, or why God had John preach as he 
did.

Herein a failure exists, as applied to the Biblical texts. But some aspects 
of Discourse Analysis are appropriate, such as the study of the narration 
texts, methods of persuasion, use of "loaded terms", the nature of 
expressive discourses, et cetera.

Thank you for noting that my view was much too broad, the phrase "Discourse 
Analysis" was a bit too broad.

Mr. Gary S. Dykes  email -- yhwh3in1 at lightspeed.net
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