Figurative language in biblical prose narrative : metaphor in the book of Samuel /

Figurative language in biblical prose narrative : metaphor in the book of Samuel /

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 metapho...

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Main Author: Weiss, Andrea L.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, v. 107
Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 107.
Vetus Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264991.

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Bible. > Samuel > Language, style.
Metaphor in the Bible.

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Call Number: BS410 BS1325.52 .V452 vol. 107

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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-235) and index.
ISBN:9789047408581
ISSN:0083-5889 ;
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