Hosea's God: a metaphorical theology
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- 1. Conceptualizing Yahweh with Metaphor Clusters -- Part 1. Interactions within the Fifteen Metaphor Clusters of Hosea 4-14 -- 2. Metaphors of Accusation -- 3. Metaphors of Sentencing -- 4. Metaphors of Redemption -- Part...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Atlanta
Society of Biblical Literature
2023
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| In: |
Ancient Israel and its literature (number 48)
Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Lancaster, Mason D., Hosea's God : a metaphorical theology] (2025) (Obara, Elżbieta M.)
[Rezension von: Lancaster, Mason D., Hosea's God : a metaphorical theology] (2024) (Kelle, Brad E., 1973 -) |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Ancient Israel and its literature
number 48 |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Hosea, IV-XIV
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Metaphor in the Bible B Bible. Hosea, IV-XIV Language, style B God Biblical teaching |
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| Summary: | Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- 1. Conceptualizing Yahweh with Metaphor Clusters -- Part 1. Interactions within the Fifteen Metaphor Clusters of Hosea 4-14 -- 2. Metaphors of Accusation -- 3. Metaphors of Sentencing -- 4. Metaphors of Redemption -- Part 2. Metaphor Patterns across Clusters -- 5. Affective Patterns -- 6. Literary Patterns -- 7. Rhetorical Patterns -- Part 3. Who Do You Say That I Am? -- 8. An Aspective Constellation of Yahweh -- 9. A Character Portrait of Yahweh -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Ancient Sources Index -- Modern Authors Index. "In Hosea's God: A Metaphorical Theology, Mason Lancaster demonstrates that recent advances in metaphor theory help untangle the divergent portrayals of God in the book of Hosea. Lancaster analyzes fifteen metaphor clusters in Hosea 4-14 individually, then discerns patterns and reversals between the clusters. Finally, respecting the ancient value for emphasizing individual aspects of a depiction over a homogenized picture of the whole, the book identifies five characteristics of God prominent among the metaphors of Hosea. Based on this analysis, Lancaster asserts that Hosea's metaphorical depiction of Yahweh ultimately derives from the primacy of Yahweh's fidelity to Israel"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (307 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781628375411 |