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"Finding and translating the oral-aural elements in written language" Table Of Contents:

• 1- The theory and practice of oral proclamation
• 2- Introduction: Do we need another "criticism" in biblical studies?
• 3- Survey of the field of "performance criticism" : theory and practice
• 4- Some assumptions of "performance criticism"
• 5- Some applications of PC
• 6- Some assessments of PC
• 7- Some aspects of "performative analysis"
• 8- Conclusion: On the need to distinguish "performance" from "proclamation"
• 9- The dramatic orality of James in terms of form and function
• 10- Introducing the "dramatic" character of the Epistle of James
• 11- What sort of "drama" does James deliver?
• 12- On the communicative relevance of James' dramatic discourse
• 13- Survey of the dramatic features in James and their rhetorical significance
• 14- Discourse category (text-type/genre)
• 15- Discourse structure (thematic organization)
• 16- A deductive or inductive text arrangement?
• 17- A topical display of key concepts in James
• 18- Discourse texture (compositional style)
• 19- Formulaic opening expressions, including commands and vocatives
• 20- Sound play : rhythm, rhyme, paronomasia, assonance/alliteration
• 21- Proverbial/sapiential sayings and maxims
• 22- Rhetorical and leading questions
• 23- Graphic imagery, vivid figures of speech, setting-specific analogies
• 24- Forceful language-imperatives, jussives, hyperbole, irony
• 25- Sharp contrasts and antithetical pairings
• 26- Modified word order for special effects
• 27- Embedded direct speech
• 28- Pervasive intertextuality
• 29- Local and global reiteration
• 30- Applying the oral-rhetoric of James in Bible translation
• 31- Epistolary communicative function
• 32- Case studies of an oral-rhetorical approach to text analysis and translation
• 33- Analyzing the Greek text (2:14-26)
• 34- Analyzing the Greek text (3:9-18)
• 35- Linguistic overview of the discourse
• 36- Literary overview of the discourse
• 37- Discussion of the linguistic and literary analysis charts
• 38- Translating the texts for oral proclamation
• 39- Samples of English and Chewa translations for 2:14-26
• 40- Samples of English and Chewa translations for 3:13-18
• 41- Formatting the text for oral articulation
• 42- Evaluation : on the need to know "for whom?" and "for what purpose?"
• 43- The rhetoric of reassurance in 1 John and its oral re-presentation
• 44- Why the great need for reassurance?
• 45- Is John too among the rhetors?
• 46- Distinct but integrated aspects of Johannine oral rhetoric
• 47- Recursion
• 48- Contrast
• 49- Focus
• 50- Mitigation
• 51- The rhetoric of epistolary speech Acts
• 52- Implications of Johannine oral rhetoric for biblical studies and contemporary communication
• 53- Form-content
• 54- Function
• 55- Bible translation
• 56- Text supplementation
• 57- Public proclamation
• 58- Media transposition
• 59- Conclusion: Just focus on the light/life
• 60- Performing Philemon : a study in ancient and modern communication techniques
• 61- Ancient communication techniques : aspects of literary-rhetorical text analysis
• 62- Genre selection
• 63- Compositional shifts
• 64- Patterned recursion
• 65- Artistic highlighting
• 66- Rhetorical shaping
• 67- Modern communication techniques : producing an oratorical Bible translation
• 68- What is an "oratorical" (life) translation?
• 69- An oratorical translation technique applied and compared
• 70- Conclusion: Some implications of an oratorical-performative approach for translation production (project administration, management, and assessment)
• 71- Proclamatory structure and style in 1 Peter
• 72- The purpose of this Epistle
• 73- Stylistic techniques and their compositional function in 1 Peter
• 74- Recursion
• 75- Suffering
• 76- Steadfastness
• 77- Salvation
• 78- Sanctification
• 79- Priesthood
• 80- Contrast
• 81- Comparison
• 82- Review
• 83- Disjunction
• 84- A topical and structural outline of 1 Peter
• 85- So what? applying the structural outline
• 86- On the rhetorical significance of macro and microform in 1 Peter
• 87- A rhetorical model of the "argument" of 1 Peter
• 88- The model applied
• 89- Concluding "argument" : 1 Peter as a whole
• 90- The contemporary relevance of 1 Peter for God's "holy priesthood" living in an African "Babylon"
• 91- On the need for a contextualized communication of this Epistle
• 92- Proclaiming 1 Peter 2:1-10 oratorically to an African audience
• 93- Conclusion: The implication of PC studies for Bible translation
• 94- Underscoring the importance of a performance-critical approach for biblical exegetes
• 95- Encouraging translators to prepare oral-aural-oriented vernacular translations
• 96- Promoting the oral proclamation of scripture among contemporary audiences.

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