The Hebrew Bible abounds in metaphors and other figurative speech. The present volume collects fifteen essays on this fascinating aspect of biblical language, written by specialists in the field. Attention is paid both to the recent methodological developments in the study of metaphor and to the importance of metaphor studies for the interpretation of biblical texts.
The Hebrew Bible abounds in metaphors and other figurative speech. The present volume collects fifteen essays on this fascinating aspect of biblical language, written by specialists in the field. Attention is paid both to the recent methodological developments in the study of metaphor and to the importance of metaphor studies for the interpretation of biblical texts.
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Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9789042916401 |
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Publisher: | Peeters Publishing |
Publication date: | 12/31/2005 |
Series: | Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium , #187 |
Pages: | 308 |
Product dimensions: | 6.40(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.70(d) |