Cohesion and Structure in the Pastoral Epistles
Ray Van Neste
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To Tammie,
whose frugality, strength, love, and spirit of adventure
ensured that this was not simply a time to endure
but an experience to cherish.
The Textual Units of 1 Timothy
Connections Between Units in 1 Timothy
The Textual Units of 2 Timothy
Connections Between Units in 2 Timothy
Connections Between Units in Titus
Appendix: Cohesion Shift Analysis of the Pastoral Epistles
To acknowledge adequately my indebtedness to others and to record the many ways I have been aided in this project would require an even lengthier tome than the current one. All that can be done here is to list some of those who have made this effort possible. Financial support came from the Southern Baptist Foundation and Ola Mae Van Neste, my grandmother, who paid for our second year in Aberdeen. Maxine Thornton, my mother-in-law, also provided financial support. Our third year was graciously financed by friends in the local churches including Paul Mitchell (who initially broached the idea of provision for the third year), Chris and Anne Gault, Foster and Fiona Gault, Dr. Mark and Norma Donaldson, Mr. and Mrs. James Stephen, Robert and Hazel Bruce, Scobere Company, David and Katrina Logan, Lionel and Hazel Craze, and several others including anonymous gifts. Gene and Lynda Kay Wilson also helped with the third year and provided us with a car for our three years and much more. We received so much from the friendships and opportunities to minister among several local churches especially International Baptist Church, Peterhead Baptist Church, Gerard Street Baptist Church, Stonehaven Baptist Church, and Hebron Evangelical Fellowship. In addition to those individuals just mentioned, others from these churches need to be specifically mentioned including Thomas and Suzanne Stephens and girls, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Buchan, Roy and Anne Bollerwell, Donald and Carol Campbell, James and Linda Strachan, Bruce and Arlene McLeod, Bruce and Paula Leggett, Ian and Jane McDonald, Willie and Kinsey Taylor, Jack and Mabel Girdwood, Steve and Jane Williams, and Matthew (our pastor) and Anne Henderson. ...
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About Cohesion and Structure in the Pastoral EpistlesRay Van Neste seeks to further the scholarly discussion of the coherence of the Pastoral Epistles by providing the most thorough analysis to date of the cohesion of each letter. Van Neste examines 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus to determine the boundaries of each discourse unit using cohesion shift analysis. The cohesion of each unit is then analyzed, noting common devices from the ancient epistolary genre, rhetorical devices, lexical and semantic repetition and symmetrical patterns. Van Neste also focuses on connections between the units in the letter—connections between contiguous units, semantic chains, and the grouping of units into larger sections. Thus the variety of connections across and throughout the letter are highlighted. Van Neste concludes that there is a high degree of cohesion in each of the Pastoral Epistles at both the micro and macro levels. |
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