Paul as infant and nursing mother : metaphor, rhetoric, and identity in 1 Thessalonians 2:5-8 / Jennifer Houston McNeel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNeel, Jennifer Houston, author.

Series:

Early Christianity and its literature ; Number 12.

Early Christianity and Its Literature ; Number 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Bible. Thessalonians, 1st , II, 5-8--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Metaphor in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book employs cognitive metaphor theory and social identity analysis to argue that Pauls infant and nurse metaphors serve his letters rhetorical goals by emphasizing his trustworthiness and creating a kinship relationship among community members and between Paul and the Thessalonians.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Metaphor as Rhetorical Strategy

2. Establishing the Text, Grammar, and Translation of 1 Thessalonians 2

3. Historical and Social Backgrounds of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors

4. Literary Background of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors

5. Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother among the Thessalonians

6. The Metaphors, the Letters, and Paul the Apostle

Bibliography

Ancient Sources Index

Modern Authors Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-58983-967-6

OCLC:

922968170