Animal imagery in the book of Proverbs / by Tova L. Forti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forti, Tova.

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 118.

Supplements to the Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Proverbs--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Symbolism in the Bible.

Animals in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 a didactic means for delving into the more obvious truths of human behavior. This book makes a methodological contribution toward understanding the didactic function of Proverb's animal imageries by offering an ongoing three-pronged analysis: a. Zoological identification and literary perception of the animal in the Bible; born Hermeneutic dynamics between the specific animal simile and its literary adaptation; c. Rhetorical function of the animal imagery within the conceptual framework of the Book of Proverbs.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-179) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-93982-X

9786611939823

90-474-2362-3

OCLC:

646789998

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004162877.i-196 DOI