Family of the King : : Dynamics of Metaphor in the Gospel According to John / / Jan G. van der Watt.

• Superior document: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 47
• VerfasserIn: Watt, Jan G. van der
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2000.
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 47.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (493 pages)
• Other title: Dynamics of Metaphor in the Gospel According to John
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9789004494855; 9789004116603
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jan G. van der Watt.

Nearly all metaphors in the Gospel according to John relate to ancient family imagery. Thus, the disciples are born of the Father ; the Father provides them with bread and drink (water); He educates them and protects them and a dwelling is prepared for them, and so on. This family imagery, which is interwoven throughout the Gospel in a complex network, provides a key to the understanding of the message of the Fourth Gospel. In this volume, after exploring numerous state-of-the-art theories on metaphor, a customised metaphor theory is developed from the Fourth Gospel itself, which can be applied to the analysis of the Gospel as a whole. The theory is based on two of the best-known metaphors in the Fourth Gospel: I am the Good Shepherd , and I am the True Vine . Subsequently, all other metaphors are analysed according to this theory.