Relevance of Pragmalinguistics in Biblical Hermeneutics

Abstract

Beginning from the supposition that the Bible is “the word of God in human
language” (cf. DV 12), the article concerns biblical hermeneutics under the communicative aspect. The study is divided in two parts: in the first (n.1 and 2), which is of a primarily theoretical character, different models of human communication are analyzed, along with the impact that they have on biblical hermeneutics.
In the second (n.3), the text of the “Beatitudes” of Matthew 5:1-12 is studied underthe pragmatic perspective, emphasizing above all the analysis of the speech acts contained in the passage. Only this one example is treated here, among the many
possible applications that the pragmatic approach could have in the biblical context of Latin America and elsewhere.