The metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the people : stinking grapes or pleasant planting? / by Jennifer Metten Pantoja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pantoja, Jennifer Metten, author.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 155.

Biblical interpretation series ; volume 155

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible.

Metaphor in the Bible.

Agriculture in the Bible.

Bible. Exodus, XV, 1-21--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Isaiah 5:1-7--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 245 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

In 'The Metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the People' Jennifer Metten Pantoja traces the emergence of the conceptual metaphor YHWH IS THE PLANTER OF THE PEOPLE in ancient Hebrew poetry and follows its development throughout biblical history and Second Temple literature, in order to illustrate how the deep connection to the land shaped ancient thought and belief. Within this broader, primary metaphor, the complex metaphor YHWH IS THE VINTNER OF ISRAEL is also analyzed as an image predominant in the pre-exilic prophetic literature. Recent advances in cognitive linguistics, coupled with traditional historical-critical methods, as well as a survey of the material culture, work in tandem to illuminate one snapshot of ancient Israel?s conception of the divine.

Notes:

Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of California, Los Angeles, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-230) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Pantoja, Jennifer Metten, author. Metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the people

ISBN:

9789004341692

9004341692

OCLC:

974856806