(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2000) Ito, H.
Although speech act theor}r has a great potential for a better understanding of
biblical texts, as demonstrated by some excellent published monographs and
articles, it has been only occasionally utilised since the introduction of this theory co
New Testament scholarship. In this somewhat disappointing situation, the purpose
of chis article is to continue to show the validity of chis approach and to develop it
further in the reading of biblical texts. The utterances of the blind man's parents in
John 9:2lcd are selected as an example for this purpose.