Biblical ambiguities : metaphor, semantics, and divine imagery /
This volume poses as its central question: when we read a passage in the Hebrew Bible, how do we know whether the passage was meant literally or metaphorically? This study argues that our assumptions as to how language works influences the way we interpret biblical texts.
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| Formaat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Gepubliceerd in: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2001.
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| Reeks: | Brill reference library of ancient Judaism ;
v. 4. |
| Online toegang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=117282 |
| Samenvatting: | This volume poses as its central question: when we read a passage in the Hebrew Bible, how do we know whether the passage was meant literally or metaphorically? This study argues that our assumptions as to how language works influences the way we interpret biblical texts. |
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| Fysieke beschrijving: | 1 online resource (ix, 221 pages) |
| Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1417561580 9781417561582 904740078X 9789047400783 9789004120327 9004120327 1280464615 9781280464614 9786610464616 6610464618 |
| ISSN: | 1566-1237 ; |