Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages) |
Series |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 398 |
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Gender, culture, theory ; 13 |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 398.
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Gender, culture, theory ; 13.
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Contents |
Understanding metaphor -- Kinship and birth in Deutero-Isaiah and ancient Israel -- Like a woman in labor: Isaiah 42:8-17 -- YHWH's sons and daughters: Isaiah 43:1-7 -- The divine artisan: Isaiah 45:9-13 -- Can a mother forget? Isaiah 49:13-23 -- Divine husband and father: Isaiah 50:1-3 -- Conclusions |
Summary |
While most treatments of biblical metaphor examine individual metaphors in isolation, Sarah J. Dille presents a model for interpretation based on their interaction with one another. Using Lakoff and Johnson's category of "metaphoric coherence", she argues that when nonconsistent or contradictory metaphors appear together in a literary unit, the areas of overlap (coherence) are highlighted in each. Using the images of father and mother in Deutero-Isaiah as a starting point, she explores how these images interact with others: for example, the divine warrior, the redeeming kinsman, the artisan of |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186)-and indexes |
Notes |
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SUBJECT |
Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV fast |
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God -- Motherhood -- Biblical teaching
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God -- Fatherhood -- Biblical teaching
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Metaphor.
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Metaphor in the Bible.
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Metaphor
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metaphor.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Prophets.
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God -- Fatherhood -- Biblical teaching
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God -- Motherhood -- Biblical teaching
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Metaphor
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Metaphor in the Bible
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Moederschap.
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Vaderschap.
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God.
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Deuterojesaja.
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Metaforen.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780826469694 |
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0826469698 |
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