Metaphors in the narrative of Ephesians 2:11-22 : : motion towards maximal proximity and higher status / / Oscar E. Jiménez.

• Superior document: Linguistic Biblical Studies
• VerfasserIn: Jiménez, Oscar E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Linguistic Biblical Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (235 pages)

"Oscar E. Jiménez opens up the multi-dimensional implications of Ephesians 2:11-22 for narrative and theological analysis, demonstrating that each metaphor in the text blends and creates a single, complex narrative. Concentric spatial places construct the text's landscape on which the Gen...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• List of Tables and Figures
• Abbreviations
• 1 Prologue
• 1 Previous Non-Metaphorical Approaches to Ephesians 2
• 2 Previous Metaphorical Approaches to Ephesians 2
• 3 The Scope of This Book
• 4 Overview of This Book
• 4.1 Stage Directions
• 4.2 The Drama
• 2 Stage Directions: Methodology for Framing Narrative
• 1 Introduction to Stage Directions
• 2 Unit 1: The Interaction of Narrative with Story, Epistle, and Metaphor
• 2.1 Narrative and Story
• 2.2 Narrative and Epistolary Literature
• 2.3 Narrative and Metaphor
• 3 Unit 2: Framing Metaphor and Metonymy
• 3.1 Frame Semantics
• 3.2 Conceptual Metaphors
• 3.3 Conceptual Metonymy
• 4 Conclusion to Stage Directions
• 3 Drama-Act I: From Outsiders to Insiders
• 1 Introduction to Act I
• 1.1 Overview of the Drama
• 1.2 Overview of Act I: Transformation: "Then" and "Now"
• 2 Act I, Scene 1: Then - "Remember Who You Were"
• 2.1 Literary Background
• 2.2 Ephesians 2:11 - Remember
• 3 Act I, Scene 2: Now - "Let Me Tell You Where You Are Now"
• 3.1 Ephesians 2:13
• 4 Conclusion to Act I
• 4 Drama-Act II: One Plus One Equals One
• 1 Introduction to Act II
• 1.1 Overview of the Drama
• 1.2 Overview of Act II: Explanation - "Why" and "How"
• 2 Act II, Scene 1: What Christ Did
• 2.1 Christ Is Peace
• 2.2 Christ Makes Peace
• 3 Act II, Scene 2: What Christ Enables the Audience to Experience
• 3.1 Christ Preaches Peace
• 3.2 Christ Enables Peace (with the Father)
• 4 Conclusion to Act II
• 5 Drama-Act III: A More Perfect Union
• 1 Introduction to Act III
• 1.1 Overview of the Drama
• 1.2 Overview of Act III: The Result "So Then"
• 2 Act III, Scene 1: A Shared Identity
• 2.1 The Outside
• 2.2 The Inside
• 2.3 god's territory is a city
• 2.4 god's territory is a household
• 3 Act III, Scene 2: A Shared Purpose.
• 3.1 The Foundation
• 3.2 The Construction
• 3.3 The Purpose
• 4 Conclusion to Act III
• Epilogue
• 1 The Question and the Method
• 2 The Drama
• 3 Cognitive Linguistics and Biblical Studies
• 3.1 Frame Semantics
• 3.2 Conceptual Metaphors
• 3.3 Spatial Metaphors
• 3.4 Conceptual Metonymies
• 3.5 Embodied Simulations
• 4 Avenues for Further Research
• Postscript: Implications of This Monograph for the Twenty-First-Century Church
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Index of Modern Authors
• Index of Subjects
• Index of Ancient Sources.