| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 203 pages) |
| Series |
Society of Biblical Literature. Early Christianity and its literature ; number 12 |
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Early Christianity and its literature ; no. 12.
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| Contents |
880-01 Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Metaphor as Rhetorical Strategy -- 2. Establishing the Text, Grammar, and Translation of 1 Thessalonians 2 -- 3. Historical and Social Backgrounds of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 4. Literary Background of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 5. Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother among the Thessalonians -- 6. The Metaphors, the Letters, and Paul the Apostle -- Bibliography -- Ancient Sources Index -- Modern Authors Index -- Subject Index |
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880-01/(S Machine generated contents note: 1. Metaphor as Rhetorical Strategy -- 1.1. Maternal Imagery in Paul's Letters -- 1.2. Cognitive Metaphor Theory -- 1.3. Metaphor and Rhetoric -- 2. Establishing the Text, Grammar, and Translation of 1 Thessalonians 2 -- 2.1. Issues in 1 Thessalonians -- 2.2. νηπιoι or ηπιoι -- 2.3. Punctuating 1 Thessalonians 2:5--8 -- 2.4. Understanding and Translating 1 Thessalonians 2:5--8 -- 2.5. Summary -- 3. Historical and Social Backgrounds of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 3.1. Historical and Social Background of the Metaphor -- 3.2. Historical and Social Background of the Thessalonian Community -- 3.3. Conclusion -- 4. Literary Background of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 4.1. Infants and Innocence -- 4.2. Nurses and Nursing Mothers -- 4.3. Leader as Nurse -- 4.4. Conclusion -- 5. Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother among the Thessalonians -- 5.1. Analysis of the Infant Metaphor -- 5.2. Analysis of the Nurse Metaphor -- 5.3. Conclusion -- 6. Metaphors, the Letters, and Paul the Apostle -- 6.1. Metaphors, 1 Thessalonians, and Paul's letters -- 6.2. Maternal Metaphors and Paul the Apostle -- 6.3. Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book employs cognitive metaphor theory and social identity analysis to argue that Pauls infant and nurse metaphors serve his letters rhetorical goals by emphasizing his trustworthiness and creating a kinship relationship among community members and between Paul and the Thessalonians |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-189) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Paul, the Apostle, Saint
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| SUBJECT |
Paul, the Apostle, Saint fast |
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Bible. Thessalonians, 1st, II, 5-8 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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| Subject |
Metaphor in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Paul's Letters.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Exegesis & Hermeneutics.
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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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| ISBN |
9781589839670 |
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1589839676 |
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