Movement from allegory to metaphor or from metaphor to allegory?

The above issue not only immediately confronts one with the conundrum of the modal relationship between these two literary phenomena, but also with the epistemic status of allegory. In spite of its traditional pejorative connotation, it is made clear that the use of allegory should be a well accepte...

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Pubblicato in:Neotestamentica
Autore principale: Lemmer, R. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: NTWSA 1998
In: Neotestamentica
Altre parole chiave:B Postmodernism
B Theology
B Language
B Allegory
B Christianity
B Religous truth
B Metaphor
B Truth
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Riepilogo:The above issue not only immediately confronts one with the conundrum of the modal relationship between these two literary phenomena, but also with the epistemic status of allegory. In spite of its traditional pejorative connotation, it is made clear that the use of allegory should be a well accepted literary technique. This is not only indicated by a more postmodern approach to the theory of literature but also by more profound considerations, such as those of the 'discovery' and 'generation' of religious truth.
ISSN:2518-4628
Comprende:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_417