Dictionary of Biblical ImageryLeland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman InterVarsity Press, 11 mai 2010 - 1058 pagini
Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of the biblical text. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is the first contemporary reference work dedicated to exploring the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible. More than that, it examines the Bible's universal archetypes or master images--including the plot motifs and character types that recur throughout life, literature and the Bible. This unique dictionary explores the dazzling variety in which the Word of God comes dressed in clothes of everyday life. It traces the trail of images from Eden to the New Jerusalem. It captures the plotted patterns of biblical narrative. It surveys the imaged texture of each book of the Bible. In short, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible. |
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... motif of left - handedness , are unexpressive until we have been alerted to their significance . The meaning of others , such as the image of sitting in the gate , is lost on modern readers until they are initiated into what the motif ...
... motif , it is more customary to apply the term to repeated instances of the same pattern . In the Bible , for example , the motif of meeting one's future betrothed at the well appears several times — not only with Jacob and Rachel but ...
... motif in an ancient practice known as ordeal by water . In this motif , ability to survive being submerged in water was regarded as a sign of innocence , while drowning signalled that a person was evil . In the Old Testament , for ...
... motif of the annunciation of the birth of a son to a barren mother , for example , can be traced from Sarah through the story of Gideon's mother and Hannah , and thence to the nativity stories of John the Baptist and Jesus . This ...
... motif , which in turn produces the specific images of desert , * water / wells , camels and donkeys , physical movement , * tents and a pro- liferation of specific place names ( either geographic locales or towns , both of which give ...
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