Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel : : John's Eternal King.

• Superior document: Linguistic Biblical Studies
• Author: Stovell, Beth M.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : BRILL,, 2012.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Linguistic Biblical Studies 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.; Impact of Discourse Analysis on Metaphors in John 9-10.

In Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel , Beth M. Stovell examines the metaphor of Jesus as king throughout the Fourth Gospel using an interdisciplinary metaphor theory incorporating cognitive and systemic functional linguistic approaches with literary approaches. Stovell argues that the theme of Jesus as king provides one of the unifying themes of John’s overall message. Examining the place of the Old Testament metaphors of Messiah, “eternal life/life of the age,” shepherd, and exaltation in the conceptual metaphorical network of John’s Gospel, Stovell asserts that John’s Gospel describes the just character of Jesus’ kingship, the subversion of power implicit in his crucified form of kingship, and the necessity of response to Jesus as king and his reign.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Waterskiing Across Metaphor’s Surface: A Linguistic and Literary Metaphor Theory -- 3. God is King: Metaphors of Kingship in the Hebrew Bible -- 4. The Anointed King: Messiah and Kingship in John 1 -- 5. The Eternal King: Metaphors of Eternal Life and Kingship in John 3 -- 6. The Shepherd King: Metaphors of Pastoralism and Kingship in John 9–10 -- 7. Blessed be the King of Israel: The Triumphal Entry and Kingship in John 12 -- 8. The Crucified and Exalted King: Contested Kingship in John 18–19 -- 9. Who is This King of Glory?: Implications of Kingship Metaphors in John’s Gospel -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources.