Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SHIFTS IN PARTICIPANT REFERENCE -- 2. SPEAKER, ADDRESSEE, AND COMMUNICATION FLOW IN THE DISCOURSE: Presupposed and Unexpected Information; the Verbal System; Domains; Non- Chronological Arrangement; Segmentation -- 3. INFORMATION IN THE TEXT, FOCUS, AND WORD ORDER IN THE CLAUSE -- 4. Lexical cohesion and impact of individual words and phrases on the text as a whole -- 5. Linguistic coherence in the Balaam Pericope -- Conclusion and suggestions for further research -- Bibliography -- Index