Biblical ambiguities : : metaphor, semantics, and divine imagery /

Biblical ambiguities : : metaphor, semantics, and divine imagery / / by David H. Aaron.

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This volume poses as its central question: when we read a passage in the Hebrew Bible, how do we know whether the passage was meant literally or metaphorically? This study argues that our assumptions as to how language works influences the way we interpret biblical texts.

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Superior document:The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism, v. 4
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Aaron, David H., 1956-
Year of Publication:2001
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill reference library of ancient Judaism ; v. 4.
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The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism, 1566-1237 ; v. 4
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Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Ambiguity and Figurative Speech; 2. Distinguishing Metaphors from Non-Metaphors; 3. A Non-Binary Conceptualization of Meaning; 4. Toward a Model for Gradient Judgments; 5. Typicality Conditions and Relevance; 6. Metaphor as a Gradient Judgment; 7. Idolatry: The Most Challenging Metaphor; 8. Aniconism as a Narrowing of the Conditions-of-Relevance; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index of Names and Subjects; Index of Scriptural References
This volume poses as its central question: when we read a passage in the Hebrew Bible, how do we know whether the passage was meant literally or metaphorically? This study argues that our assumptions as to how language works influences the way we interpret biblical texts.
English
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-214) and indexes.
Metaphor in the Bible.
Bible. Old Testament Language, style.
90-04-12032-7
Brill reference library of ancient Judaism ; v. 4.
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author Aaron, David H., 1956-
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Biblical ambiguities : metaphor, semantics, and divine imagery /
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