The Metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the People

Stinking Grapes or Pleasant Planting?
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-34169-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 155, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Metten Pantoja, Jennifer

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Jennifer Metten Pantoja received her Ph.D. (2014) in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research interests include Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Literature, and Cognitive Linguistics. She is currently a lecturer at the University of California, San Diego.