"Hide me in the shadow of your wings" : an image-schematic notion in Psalm 17:8b
The poet of Psalm 17 employs striking imagery as a means of emphasising the shelter provided by Yahweh. The expression ""hide me in the shadow of your wings"" (Psalm 17:8b) can be regarded as an apt metaphor for divine protection. It prompts the question as to why this particular...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2005
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Journal for semitics
Year: 2005, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-111 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew Bible
B Psalm 17 B Old Testament |
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| Summary: | The poet of Psalm 17 employs striking imagery as a means of emphasising the shelter provided by Yahweh. The expression ""hide me in the shadow of your wings"" (Psalm 17:8b) can be regarded as an apt metaphor for divine protection. It prompts the question as to why this particular descriptionption is applied to Yahweh. This article argues that this divine representation arises from and is grounded in the everyday bodily experiences of the psalmist (notion of embodiment). This article therefore purports to illustrate that such a portrayal is the result of the cognitive organisation and utilisation of an ""IN-OUT'"" image-schema. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_411 |