Download or read book Linguistics & Biblical Interpretation written by Peter Cotterell and published by IVP Academic. This book was released on 1989-01-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do texts acquire meaning? How is the meaning communicated to the reader? The task of effective biblical interpretation begins with linguistics. In this introductory text on the use of linguistics in biblical interpretation, Peter Cotterell and Max Turner focus on the concept of meaning, the significance of author, text and reader, and the use of discourse analysis.