There is hope for a tree : the tree as metaphor in Isaiah /
Insights gained from the study of metaphorical language in other fields, particularly New Testament parable research, are here applied to the tree metaphors in Isaiah 1-39. The focus of investigation is the content of the metaphors, the intentions underlying their use, and the consequences of that u...
| Основен автор: | Nielsen, Kirsten, 1943- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English Danish |
| Публикувано: |
Sheffield, England :
JSOT Press,
℗♭1989.
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| Серия: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
65. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=244044 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
There is hope for a tree. |
| Резюме: |
Insights gained from the study of metaphorical language in other fields, particularly New Testament parable research, are here applied to the tree metaphors in Isaiah 1-39. The focus of investigation is the content of the metaphors, the intentions underlying their use, and the consequences of that use. The author suggests that (1) the informative function of the tree metaphors is to provide theological interpretations of the political situation; (2) the performative function of the metaphors is to engage the audience in such a way that they adopt the metaphors' interpretation of reality as th. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (301 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 279-289) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780567110558 0567110559 |