Figurative language in biblical prose narrative : : metaphor in the book of Samuel / / by Andrea L. Weiss.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; Volume 107
• Author: Weiss, Andrea L.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, v. 107; Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 107.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 252 pages).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Other title: Preliminary material /; An Introduction to the Study of Metaphor /; Identification of Biblical Metaphors: The Anomalous Aspect of Metaphor /; Identification and Interpretation of Biblical Metaphors: Analyzing the Analogy Inherent in Metaphor /; Interpretation of Biblical Metaphors: The Effect of Metaphor /; Metaphor and Other Tropes /; A Reevaluation of the Concept of “Dead” Metaphors /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index of Scriptures /; Index of Subjects /; Index of Authors /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-235) and index.
• ISBN: 9047408586; 1435614690
• ISSN: 0083-5889
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Andrea L. Weiss.

This study applies several linguistic approaches to the book of Samuel in order to investigate the defining features of metaphor and the way metaphor and other forms of figurative language operate in biblical narrative. The book begins with an exploration of how to identify and interpret the metaphors in 1 Samuel 25. Next, the metaphors in 2 Samuel 16:16-17:14 are compared with other tropes, primarily metonymy and simile. Then the notion of “dead” metaphors is challenged while examining the figurative language in 1 Samuel 24. An in-depth analysis of the figurative language in these texts results in a better understanding of the mechanics of metaphor, and a richer, more nuanced reading of these stories, their characters, and language.