Description |
1 online resource (x, 263 pages) |
Series |
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ;; Bd. 161 |
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Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ;; Beiheft 161.
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Contents |
Theme, history of research, approach -- Personification. Definitions and specifications for personification ;; The purposes of personification -- The Book of Wisdom. The personification of death in Wisdom ;; The personification of creation in Wisdom ;; The personification of Logos ;; The personification of wrath ;; The personifications of wisdom ;; Summary and synthesis -- Romans. The personification of sin and death ;; The personification of the law ;; The personification of grace and righteousness ;; The personification of creation and the power of the Spirit ;; Summary and synthesis -- Introduction. The personifications of evil in Wisdom and Romans ;; The personifications of creation in Wisdom and Romans ;; Common thread |
Summary |
While scholars have often found value in comparing Wisdom and Romans, a comparison of the use of personification in these works has not yet been made, despite the striking parallels between them. Furthermore, while scholars have studied many of these personifications in detail, no one has investigated an individual personification with respect to the general use of the trope in the work. Instead, most of this research focuses on a personification in relation to its nature as either a rhetorical device or a supernatural power. The?Powers? of Personification seeks to push beyond this debate by |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
SUBJECT |
Bible. Romans -- Language, style
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Bible. Wisdom of Solomon -- Language, style
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Bible. Romans -- Relation to Wisdom of Solomon
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Bible. Wisdom of Solomon -- Relation to Romans
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Bible. Romans fast |
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Bible. Wisdom of Solomon fast |
Subject |
Personification in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies.
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Language and languages -- Style
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Personification in the Bible
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9783110209778 |
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3110209772 |
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