The metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the people : stinking grapes or pleasant planting? /

The metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the people : stinking grapes or pleasant planting? /

In The Metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the People Jennifer Metten Pantoja traces the emergence of the conceptual metaphor YHWH IS THE PLANTER OF THE PEOPLE in ancient Hebrew poetry and follows its development throughout biblical history and Second Temple literature, in order to illustrate how t...

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Main Author: Pantoja, Jennifer Metten.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2017.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 155.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004327917.

Subjects:

Bible. > Exodus, XV, 1-21 > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Isaiah 5:1-7 > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Metaphor in the Bible.
Agriculture in the Bible.

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Call Number: BS1199.M45

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Metaphor: A Channel for Divine Communication
  • Metaphor Theory: A Useful Tool for Biblical Studies
  • The Storm-God and Ancient Hebrew Poetry
  • Gods Planting People: A Survey
  • Wine Making in Iron Age Israel
  • The Vintner and His 'Stinking Grapes'
  • The 'Pleasant Planting': A Remnant of the People
  • The Eternal Planting: A Garden Oasis
  • Conclusion
  • Snapshot of Divine Metaphors in Hebrew Poetry
  • The Cosmic Mountain
  • Miscellaneous Planting Texts from the Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha, and New Testament
  • Select Bibliography
  • Indexes.