Metaphorical landscapes and the theology of the Book of Job : an analysis of Job's spatial metaphors / by Johan de Joode.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joode, Johan de, author.

Series:

Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 179.

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; volume 179

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphor in the Bible.

Space perception in the Bible.

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

Metaphorical Landscapes and the Theology of the Book of Job demonstrates how spatial metaphors play a crucial role in the theology of the book of Job. Themes as pivotal as trauma, ill-being, retribution, and divine character are conceptualized in terms of space; its imagery is thus dependent on spatial configurations, such as boundaries, distance, direction, containment, and contact. Not only are spatial metaphors ubiquitous in the book of Job—possibly the most frequent conceptual metaphors in the book—they are essential to its theological reasoning. Job’s spatial metaphors form a metaphorical landscape in which God’s character and his creation are challenged in unprecedented ways. In the theophany, God reacts to that landscape. This book introduces a pragmatic synthesis of both conceptual metaphor theory and spatial semantics and it demonstrates their exegetical and hermeneutic potential.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page / Johan de Joode

Dedication / Johan de Joode

Acknowledgments / Johan de Joode

Figures / Johan de Joode

Abbreviations / Johan de Joode

Introduction / Johan de Joode

Conceptual Metaphor Theory: A Pragmatic Synthesis / Johan de Joode

Spatial Metaphor in Language and Cognition / Johan de Joode

Boundaries and Containment / Johan de Joode

Place and Placelessness / Johan de Joode

Direction and Distance / Johan de Joode

Job’s Post-Traumatic Spatial Metaphors as Theological Challenges / Johan de Joode

Spatial Configurations in the Divine Speech / Johan de Joode

Conclusion / Johan de Joode

Back Matter

Bibliography / Johan de Joode

Index of Biblical Citations / Johan de Joode.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789004388871

9004388877

OCLC:

1066194476

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004388871 DOI