Abstract
Chapters 5 delineate the indirect benefits of discourse analysis for ethical reading of Old Testament narrative. Since attentive literary reading of Old Testament narrative itself is ethically relevant, and plot and characterization are two most crucial elements of literary reading of narrative, discourse analysis can offer indirect benefits to ethical reading of Old Testament narrative when it helps plot analysis and characterization. As to plot, heavily coded participant references, new spatio-temporal information, and clusters of non-wayyiqtol clauses can function as boundary markers, whereas less heavily coded participant references and deixis connect the flow of discourse. Overspecified participant references and unexpected verbal constructions may mark climax in plot. As to characterization, three subject-matters are discussed: (1) study of discourse features of speech; (2) participant reference as an ‘evaluative device’ that reveals the perspective of the speaker or the narrator; and (3) character types and participant reference
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