God is king : understanding an Israelite metaphor /
This is the first attempt in biblical studies to apply the tools developed by theoreticians of metaphor to the common biblical metaphor of God as king. The extent to which elements of human kingship are projected onto God is investigated, and several significant conclusions emerge: 1. Royal characte...
| Основен автор: | Brettler, Marc Zvi. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Sheffield, England :
JSOT Press,
℗♭1989.
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| Серия: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
76. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=244691 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
God is king. |
| Резюме: |
This is the first attempt in biblical studies to apply the tools developed by theoreticians of metaphor to the common biblical metaphor of God as king. The extent to which elements of human kingship are projected onto God is investigated, and several significant conclusions emerge: 1. Royal characteristics that have a diminutive connotation are generally not projected onto God. 2. God's nature as greatest king is emphasized through use of superlatives. For example, his garb is enormous and he has a large number of royal attendants. God is not limited by the metaphor. 3. When the entailments of. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (239 pages). |
| Формат: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-219) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780567288394 0567288390 |
| ISSN: |
0309-0787 ; |