Animal imagery in the book of Proverbs / by Tova L. Forti.
Any treatment of the figurative and symbolic function of animal imagery in biblical literature requires special attention to its contextual meaning and cultural evaluation. The present study aims to demonstrate how this is particularly true of the Book of Proverbs, in which faunal imageries serve as...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to the Vetus Testamentum, v. 118 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ;
v. 118. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / T. Forti
- Chapter 1. Introduction / T. Forti
- Chapter 2. Animal Imagery As A Literary And Artistic Device / T. Forti
- Chapter 3. Paradoxical Juxtaposition Of Animal Imagery And Social Categories / T. Forti
- Chapter 4. Animals As Models For Human Society / T. Forti
- Conclusion / T. Forti
- Appendix A. Animal Imagery As A Hermeneutical Tool For Analyzing The Conceptual Polarity In Qoheleth / T. Forti
- Appendix B. A New Criterion For Identifying \'Wisdom Psalms\' / T. Forti
- Bibliography / T. Forti
- Index Of Scriptural And Other Ancient References / T. Forti
- Index Of Animals / T. Forti
- Index Of Subjects / T. Forti.