| Family of the King: Dynamics of Metaphor in the Gospel According to John Contributor(s): Van Der Watt, Jan G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004116605 ISBN-13: 9789004116603 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $312.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 226.506 |
| LCCN: 00025994 |
| Series: Biblical Interpretation |
| Physical Information: 1.41" H x 6.44" W x 9.46" (2.22 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
