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Standards of cohesion and coherence : evidence from early readers

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27/07/2020
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Lyons, Michael A.
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What can we know about the standards of cohesion and coherence held by the authors of ancient Israelite texts? If we recognize the fact that when we read we may be imposing our modern conventions on ancient literature, this becomes no small question. In this essay, I will consider the issue by examining evidence from early readers of biblical literature. I will begin with the earliest explicit reader statements about textual cohesion and coherence, then examine actual reading practices, moving back in time in order to determine whether responses to a perceived lack of cohesion and coherence change in various ways. I will conclude with reflections on what we can and cannot learn from this evidence.
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Lyons , M A 2020 , ' Standards of cohesion and coherence : evidence from early readers ' , Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel , vol. 9 , no. 2 , pp. 183-208 . https://doi.org/10.1628/hebai-2020-0011
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Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1628/hebai-2020-0011
ISSN
2192-2276
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2020 Mohr Siebeck. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1628/hebai-2020-0011
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/23642

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