Moving beyond symbol and myth: understanding the kingship of God of the Hebrew Bible through metaphor
Kingdom of God as symbol or metaphor -- Kingdom of God as symbol -- From Weiss to Perrin -- Perrin, symbol and myth -- Difficulties with Perrin's methodology -- Moving beyond symbol to metaphor -- The loss of metaphor -- The rediscovery of metaphor -- How to proceed -- Analysis of 'God is...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Lang
2009
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| In: |
Studies in biblical literature (99)
Year: 2009 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in biblical literature
99 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Kingdom of God (motif)
/ Metaphor
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Kingdom of God
Biblical teaching
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Festschrift B Metaphor in the Bible B Thesis B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Summary: | Kingdom of God as symbol or metaphor -- Kingdom of God as symbol -- From Weiss to Perrin -- Perrin, symbol and myth -- Difficulties with Perrin's methodology -- Moving beyond symbol to metaphor -- The loss of metaphor -- The rediscovery of metaphor -- How to proceed -- Analysis of 'God is King' metaphor -- 'God is King' in preexilic texts -- Impact of the myth-symbol theory on the dating of texts -- Ps 29:10-11: the significance of literary context -- The shift of focus from origins to redaction -- Isa 6:1-11: the only preexilic text -- The exilic foundation of the metaphor -- The texts -- Exod 15:18 -- Exod 19:6 -- Num 23:21 -- Sam 8:7; 1 2:12 -- Summary of the analysis of the texts -- The function of the metaphor in exilic texts -- Prophetic texts -- Jeremiah -- Jer 8:19 -- Jer 10:7, 10 -- Jer 46:19; 48:15; 51:57 -- Summary of the analysis of Jeremiah -- Deutero-Isaiah -- Isa 41:21; 43:15; 44:6 -- Isa 41:21 -- Isa 43:15 -- Isa 44:6 -- Isaiah 40-48 -- Isa 52:7 -- Summary of the analysis of Deutero-Isaiah -- Zephaniah and micah -- Zeph 3:15 -- 2:13; 4:7 -- Summary of the analysis of Zephaniah and Micah -- Summary of the analysis of the prophetic writings -- Postexilic texts : the kingship of God as unique and universal -- Deut 33:2-5, 26-29 -- Mal 1:14 -- Zech 14:9, 16, 17 -- Dan 3:33; 4:31, 34; 6:26-27 -- Chr 16:31/1chr 29:11/ 2 chr 20:6 -- Chr 28:5; 29:23/2 chr 9:8 [cf. 1chr 17:14; 28:5; 22:10; 2 chr 6:16 -- Summary of the analysis of the postexilic texts -- Psalms : praising the complaints and laments -- Ps 5:2 -- Ps 22:3, 27 -- Ps 44:5 -- Ps 74:12 -- Ps 89:14 -- Summary of the analysis of laments and complaints -- Thanksgiving -- Ps 9:4, 7, 11; 10:16 -- Ps 68:24-28 -- Ps 103:19 -- Summary of the analysis of the thanksgiving Psalms hymns or Songs of Praise -- Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 -- Ps 47:3, 7, 8 -- Ps 84:3 -- Ps 93:1 -- Ps 95:3 -- Ps 96:10 -- Ps 97:1 -- Ps 98:6 -- Ps 99:1, 4 -- Ps 145: 1, 11, 12, 13 -- Ps 146:10 -- Ps 149:2 -- Summary of the analysis of the Praise Songs -- Conclusions and implications -- New contours for the conversation |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 332 S. |
| ISBN: | 0820486612 |