RT Book
T1 Figurative language in biblical prose narrative: metaphor in the Book of Samuel
T2 Supplements to Vetus Testamentum
JF Supplements to Vetus Testamentum
A1 Weiss, Andrea L.
LA English
PP Leiden Boston
PB Brill
YR 2006
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1689512385
AB Preliminary material /Andrea L. Weiss -- An Introduction to the Study of Metaphor /Andrea L. Weiss -- Identification of Biblical Metaphors: The Anomalous Aspect of Metaphor /Andrea L. Weiss -- Identification and Interpretation of Biblical Metaphors: Analyzing the Analogy Inherent in Metaphor /Andrea L. Weiss -- Interpretation of Biblical Metaphors: The Effect of Metaphor /Andrea L. Weiss -- Metaphor and Other Tropes /Andrea L. Weiss -- A Reevaluation of the Concept of “Dead” Metaphors /Andrea L. Weiss -- Conclusion /Andrea L. Weiss -- Bibliography /Andrea L. Weiss -- Index of Scriptures /Andrea L. Weiss -- Index of Subjects /Andrea L. Weiss -- Index of Authors /Andrea L. Weiss.
AB 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 metaphors in 1 Samuel 25. Next, the metaphors in 2 Samuel 16:16-17:14 are compared with other tropes, primarily metonymy and simile. Then the notion of “dead” metaphors is challenged while examining the figurative language in 1 Samuel 24. An in-depth analysis of the figurative language in these texts results in a better understanding of the mechanics of metaphor, and a richer, more nuanced reading of these stories, their characters, and language
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BS410
SN 9789047408581
K1 Bible : Samuel : Language, style
K1 Metaphor in the Bible
K1 Hochschulschrift
DO 10.1163/9789047408581