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1 online resource |
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Biblical Interpretation Ser |
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Biblical Interpretation Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Metaphor: A Channel for Divine Communication -- 1. Overview of Argument: God is a Reflection of the Natural Environment -- 2. The Scope of This Study: Metaphor as a Window into Ancient Thought -- 3. Recent Scholarship on the Metaphor: Yhwh IS THE PLANTER OF THE PEOPLE -- 4. Organization of the Book -- Chapter 2. Metaphor Theory: A Useful Tool for Biblical Studies -- 1. A Brief History of Metaphor in Figurative Thought -- 2. The Cognitive Approach to Metaphor -- 3. Metaphor Theory and Biblical Studies -- 4. The Definition of Metaphor for This Study -- 5. What This Study is Not -- 6. Conclusion -- Part 1. The Ancient Near Eastern Background to the Divine as Planter of the People -- Chapter 3. The Storm-God and Ancient Hebrew Poetry -- 1. The Biblical World: Some Observations -- 2. Ancient Near Eastern Storm-Gods: An Introduction -- 2.1. Ancient Mesopotamian Storm-Gods: Enlil and Ishkur-Adad -- 2.2. Ancient Syrian Storm-God: Hadad/Baal -- 3. Snapshots of the Divine in Early Hebrew Poetry -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Gods Planting People: A Survey -- 1. Storm-Gods and Plant Imagery -- 2. Ancient Near Eastern Temple Gardens -- 3. Ancient Near Eastern Descriptions of Gods "Planting" People -- 3.1. Sumerian Literature -- 3.2. Ugaritic Literature -- 3.3. Persian Literature -- 4. Biblical Planting Evidence -- 5. The Metaphor Yhwh IS THE PLANTER OF THE PEOPLE -- 6. The Relationship between Planting and Uprooting -- 7. Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Wine Making in Iron Age Israel -- 1. Israel: Climate and Location -- 2. Ancient Israelite Vineyards -- 2.1. Wine Production -- 2.2. Wine Trade -- 3. Agrarianism: The Ancient Israelite Worldview -- 4. Viticulture in the Hebrew Bible -- 5. Wine Enjoyment |
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6. Conclusion -- Part 2. Hebrew Bible References to the Divine as Planter/Vintner of the People -- Chapter 6. The Vintner and His 'Stinking Grapes' -- 1. Early Vine Imagery -- 1.1. The Balaam Oracles (Num 22-24) -- 1.2. The Jotham Fable (Judg 9:7-15) -- 1.3. The Dynastic Oracle (2Sam 7:10) -- 1.4. Conclusion to Early Vine Imagery -- 2. The Song of the Vineyard (Isa 5:1-7) -- 2.1. Textual Analysis of Isaiah 5:1-7 -- 2.2. Reasons for the Destruction of the Vineyard -- 2.3. Conclusion to Isaiah 5 -- 3. Vine Imagery in Amos, Hosea, and Micah -- 3.1. Amos -- 3.2. Hosea -- 3.3. Micah -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 7. The 'Pleasant Planting': A Remnant of the People -- 1. The Exile's Impact on the Vineyards -- 2. Traces of the Vine Imagery in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah -- 2.1. Jeremiah -- 2.2. Ezekiel -- 2.3. Isaiah 27:1-6 -- 2.4. Conclusion to Vine Imagery -- 3. Up-Rooting and Destroying versus Building and Planting -- 3.1. Up-Rooting and Destroying -- 3.2. Building and Planting -- 3.3. Conclusion to Up-Rooting and Planting -- 4. Restoration Imagery -- 5. Conclusion -- Part 3. Pseudepigrapha and Qumranic References to the Divine as Planter/Vintner of the People -- Chapter 8. The Eternal Planting: A Garden Oasis -- 1. The Divine Planting Imagery in the Pseudepigrapha -- 1.1. Enoch -- 1.2. Jubilees -- 1.3. Comparison of Planting Imagery in Enoch and Jubilees -- 2. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Holy Seed -- 2.1. The Community Rule and the Damascus Document -- 2.2. Hymn and Prayer Texts -- 2.3. Allusions to the Song of the Sea and the Song of the Vineyard -- 3. Conclusion -- Chapter 9. Conclusion -- 1. Summary and Conclusions -- 2. Directions for Future Research -- Appendix 1. Snapshot of Divine Metaphors in Hebrew Poetry -- 1. The Song of Deborah (Judg 5:1-31) -- 2. The Song of Moses (Deut 32:1-43) |
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3. Habakkuk 3 -- Appendix 2. The Cosmic Mountain -- Appendix 3. Miscellaneous Planting Texts from the Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha, and New Testament -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Hebrew Bible -- New Testament/Apocrypha -- Pseudepigrapha -- Miscellaneous Pseudepigrapha -- Dead Sea Scrolls -- Index of Subjects |
| Summary |
In The Metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the People Jennifer Metten Pantoja traces the emergence of the conceptual metaphor YHWH IS THE PLANTER OF THE PEOPLE in ancient Hebrew poetry and follows its development throughout biblical history and Second Temple literature, in order to illustrate how the deep connection to the land shaped ancient thought and belief. Within this broader, primary metaphor, the complex metaphor YHWH IS THE VINTNER OF ISRAEL is also analyzed as an image predominant in the pre-exilic prophetic literature. Recent advances in cognitive linguistics, coupled with traditional historical-critical methods, as well as a survey of the material culture, work in tandem to illuminate one snapshot of ancient Israel's conception of the divine |
| Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of California, Los Angeles, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, 2014) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
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Bible. Exodus, XV, 1-21 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Isaiah 5:1-7 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Metaphor in the Bible.
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Agriculture in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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Agriculture in the Bible
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Metaphor in the Bible
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017013350 |
| ISBN |
9789004341708 |
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9004341706 |
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