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Author Dille, Sarah J.

Title Mixing metaphors : God as mother and father in Deutero-Isaiah / Sarah J. Dille
Published London ; New York : T & T Clark International, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages)
Series Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 398
Gender, culture, theory ; 13
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 398.
Gender, culture, theory ; 13.
Contents Understanding metaphor -- Kinship and birth in Deutero-Isaiah and ancient Israel -- Like a woman in labor: Isaiah 42:8-17 -- YHWH's sons and daughters: Isaiah 43:1-7 -- The divine artisan: Isaiah 45:9-13 -- Can a mother forget? Isaiah 49:13-23 -- Divine husband and father: Isaiah 50:1-3 -- Conclusions
Summary While most treatments of biblical metaphor examine individual metaphors in isolation, Sarah J. Dille presents a model for interpretation based on their interaction with one another. Using Lakoff and Johnson's category of "metaphoric coherence", she argues that when nonconsistent or contradictory metaphors appear together in a literary unit, the areas of overlap (coherence) are highlighted in each. Using the images of father and mother in Deutero-Isaiah as a starting point, she explores how these images interact with others: for example, the divine warrior, the redeeming kinsman, the artisan of
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186)-and indexes
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SUBJECT Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV fast
Subject God -- Motherhood -- Biblical teaching
God -- Fatherhood -- Biblical teaching
Metaphor.
Metaphor in the Bible.
Metaphor
metaphor.
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Prophets.
God -- Fatherhood -- Biblical teaching
God -- Motherhood -- Biblical teaching
Metaphor
Metaphor in the Bible
Moederschap.
Vaderschap.
God.
Deuterojesaja.
Metaforen.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780826469694
0826469698