Metaphorical landscapes and the theology of the Book of Job : : an analysis of Job's spatial metaphors / / by Johan de Joode.

• VerfasserIn: Joode, Johan de,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 179.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (290 pages).
• Other title: Front Matter --; Copyright page /; Dedication /; Acknowledgments /; Figures /; Abbreviations /; Introduction /; Conceptual Metaphor Theory: A Pragmatic Synthesis /; Spatial Metaphor in Language and Cognition /; Boundaries and Containment /; Place and Placelessness /; Direction and Distance /; Job’s Post-Traumatic Spatial Metaphors as Theological Challenges /; Spatial Configurations in the Divine Speech /; Conclusion /; Back Matter --; Bibliography /; Index of Biblical Citations /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004388877
• ISSN: 0083-5889
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Johan de Joode.

Metaphorical Landscapes and the Theology of the Book of Job demonstrates how spatial metaphors play a crucial role in the theology of the book of Job. Themes as pivotal as trauma, ill-being, retribution, and divine character are conceptualized in terms of space; its imagery is thus dependent on spatial configurations, such as boundaries, distance, direction, containment, and contact. Not only are spatial metaphors ubiquitous in the book of Job—possibly the most frequent conceptual metaphors in the book—they are essential to its theological reasoning. Job’s spatial metaphors form a metaphorical landscape in which God’s character and his creation are challenged in unprecedented ways. In the theophany, God reacts to that landscape. This book introduces a pragmatic synthesis of both conceptual metaphor theory and spatial semantics and it demonstrates their exegetical and hermeneutic potential.