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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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material /
  • Andrea L. Weiss
  • 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 /
  • Andrea L. Weiss.