UID:
almafu_9959242912202883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 252 pages).
ISBN:
90-474-0858-6
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1-4356-1469-0
Series Statement:
Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; Volume 107
Content:
This study applies several linguistic approaches to the book of Samuel in order to investigate the defining features of metaphor and the way metaphor and other forms of figurative language operate in biblical narrative. The book begins with an exploration of how to identify and interpret the metaphors in 1 Samuel 25. Next, the metaphors in 2 Samuel 16:16-17:14 are compared with other tropes, primarily metonymy and simile. Then the notion of “dead” metaphors is challenged while examining the figurative language in 1 Samuel 24. An in-depth analysis of the figurative language in these texts results in a better understanding of the mechanics of metaphor, and a richer, more nuanced reading of these stories, their characters, and language.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Preliminary material /
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An Introduction to the Study of Metaphor /
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Identification of Biblical Metaphors: The Anomalous Aspect of Metaphor /
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Identification and Interpretation of Biblical Metaphors: Analyzing the Analogy Inherent in Metaphor /
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Interpretation of Biblical Metaphors: The Effect of Metaphor /
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Metaphor and Other Tropes /
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A Reevaluation of the Concept of “Dead” Metaphors /
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Conclusion /
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Bibliography /
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Index of Scriptures /
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Index of Subjects /
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Index of Authors /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-14837-X
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
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