Book contents
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Society for New Testament Studies
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Sarcasm? How Is Sarcasm Expressed? What Does Sarcasm Do?
- 1 Method, Defining Sarcasm, and the Scope of the Project
- 2 Sarcasm in the Septuagint: with Special Reference to Job and the Prophets
- 3 Sarcasm in Ancient Greek Texts: with Special Reference to Lucian
- Part II Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
2 - Sarcasm in the Septuagint: with Special Reference to Job and the Prophets
from Part I - What Is Sarcasm? How Is Sarcasm Expressed? What Does Sarcasm Do?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2022
Book contents
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Society for New Testament Studies
- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Sarcasm? How Is Sarcasm Expressed? What Does Sarcasm Do?
- 1 Method, Defining Sarcasm, and the Scope of the Project
- 2 Sarcasm in the Septuagint: with Special Reference to Job and the Prophets
- 3 Sarcasm in Ancient Greek Texts: with Special Reference to Lucian
- Part II Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
Summary
Case studies on Job and the prophets in their Septuagint translations are used to address the question ‘What does sarcasm do?’ – the issue of sarcasm’s pragmatic functions. I hypothesize that sarcasm normally functions as an implicit challenge to what the speaker perceives as a claim to some positive quality made by another party. It is appropriate so long as it is not used against the grain of social hierarchy, although the prophets show a willingness to engage in more subversive uses of sarcasm.
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- Sarcasm in Paul’s Letters , pp. 45 - 68Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022