The Difference Between Hearing and Reading About Jesus: Aural Versus Literal Meanings of Biblical Texts (Mark 6:30-8:27a)

by Waterford, William Bede; Wainwright, Elaine

• ISBN13: 9780773452596
• ISBN10: 0773452591
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-30
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr

Summary

This study examines the difference between reading and hearing biblical texts, as demonstrated in ten studies wherein theories of aural and literal interpretation are applied to the Greek text of Mark 6:30-8:27a. Texts used in the studies vary in size, as well as in themes and issues investigated.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
The Processes of Reading and Listening	p. 1
Common Knowledge Regarding Such Differences	p. 2
Current Research into the Differences	p. 3
Appropriation of such Knowledge into Biblical Studies	p. 4
The Research Project	p. 6
The Biblical Text Selected for the Demonstrations	p. 8
Supplementary Studies	p. 10
Basic Assumptions	p. 11
The Research Question and Particulars Regarding the Thesis	p. 12
Methodology	p. 13
The Methodology, the Research and the Terms Used	p. 13
The Communicative Process	p. 13
The Terms Used	p. 14
The Appropriate Approach	p. 16
The Approach Adopted	p. 16
The Objective	p. 18
The Contemporary Readers and Listeners Envisaged in the Research	p. 18
The Issue of Multiple Interpretations	p. 23
Methods	p. 31
Possible Ways of Proving the Claim	p. 33
Comparing the Interpretations of Biblical Scholars	p. 34
Other Possible Ways	p. 37
The Method Selected	p. 38
Verifications of the Assessments	p. 40
Possible Objections to the Method Selected	p. 40
Cultural, Religious, Educational and Gender Diversity	p. 41
The Format and Content of the Studies	p. 42
The First Half - Text Centred	p. 42
The Second Half - Audience Centred Interpretations	p. 45
Supporting Studies	p. 46
Theories Relating to Reading and Listening	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
The Reading Process	p. 54
The Listening Process	p. 60
Words and Context	p. 68
Memory and Imagery	p. 74
Analytic and Affective Discernment and Persuasion	p. 85
Identifying with Narrators and Characters	p. 90
Factors that Make Texts Suitable for Being Heard	p. 100
Analysis of Segments of Mark's Gospel	p. 109
The Objectives of the Chapter	p. 109
A Narrative Analysis	p. 119
Conclusion	p. 137
Applying Theories to Texts - Studies 1-3	p. 139
Overview of the Objective and Format of the Studies	p. 139
Three Texts Depicting Miracles and Attitudes - Studies 1-3	p. 141
Study 1 - The First Feeding Story - Mk: 6:30-47	p. 141
Mk: 6:35:40	p. 148
Mk 6:41-44	p. 155
Mk 6:45-47	p. 157
Composite Assessment and Summary	p. 159
Study 2 -The Narrator's Comment - Mk 6:47-53	p. 160
The Text and Translations	p. 160
Context, Inferences and Rhetorical Effects	p. 165
Assessments	p. 168
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 175
Study 3 - The Enthusiasm of the Crowd - Mk 6:54-56	p. 176
The Effect of Verse Numbers and the Contents of this Story	p. 176
Mk 6:54-56	p. 176
The Greek Text and My Translation	p. 176
Assessment	p. 179
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 180
Applying Theories to Texts - Studies 4 and 5	p. 183
Teachings Conveyed by Stories of Confrontation	p. 183
Study 4 Persuasive Argumentation - Mk 7:1-23	p. 183
Two Interrelated Events - 7:1-13 and 7:14-23	p. 183
The Text, Inferences, Rhetorics, Mood and Issues at 7:1-13	p. 184
The Text, Rhetorical Features and Sounds at 7:14-23	p. 189
Assessments Relating to the Theme or Themes at 7:14-13	p. 194
The Persuasive Value of Jesus' Statement	p. 197
Assessment of the Persuasive Impact of the Passage	p. 202
Study 5 - Jesus' Response to a Gentile Mk 7:24-31	p. 202
The Story and the Limitations of the Study	p. 202
Text, Context, Composition Inferences, Rhetorics and Mood	p. 203
Assessment	p. 211
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 217
Applying Theories to Texts - Studies 6-10 and Composite Assessment	p. 219
Five Studies Using Texts at 7:32-8:27a	p. 219
Study 6 - Curing a Deaf and Dumb Man - Mk 7:32-37	p. 219
The Text, Context and Rhetorical Features	p. 219
Assessments	p. 225
The Symbolic Nature of the Story	p. 228
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 231
Study 7 - The Second Feeding Story Mk: 8:1-10	p. 231
Text Context and Rhetoric Features	p. 231
Similarities and Differences between the two Feeding Stories	p. 235
Assessments	p. 240
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 242
Study 8 - A Demand and A Refusal Mk 8:11-13	p. 243
The Selected Text and its Context	p. 243
The Assessments	p. 246
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 249
Study 9 - Issues Discussed in the Boat Mk 8:14-22a	p. 249
The Text, Setting, Context and Mood	p. 249
Assessments	p. 254
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 262
Study 10 - Curing a Blind Man - Mk: 8:22b-27a	p. 263
Text, Context. Rhetorics and Similarity to 7:32-37	p. 263
Assessments	p. 267
The Conclusions Reached in this Study	p. 273
Composite Assessment Based on the Ten Studies	p. 273
Orality and Mood in English Translations	p. 279
Problems Associated with Translations	p. 279
Features of Orality in Three Modern English Translations	p. 281
The Point of View of the Narrator	p. 286
The Mood and Attitude of the Disciples	p. 290
Conclusion	p. 293
Significance of the Results	p. 295
The Significance of the Results Attained in the Ten Studies	p. 295
The Significance of the Three Studies in Chapter Eight	p. 296
Orality and the Bible - the Power of the Spoken Word	p. 298
Conclusion	p. 299
Summary of Theories Enunciated in Chapter Three	p. 301
Additional Data Relating to the Meaning of [epsilon][pi][ita] at Mk 6:52	p. 303
The Texts of Eight Verses in Three English Translations at 6:30-33 and 6:35-38	p. 305
Bibliography	p. 307
Index	p. 327
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