Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Preface -- ‎List of Figures and Tables -- ‎Figures -- ‎Tables -- ‎Abbreviations -- ‎Chapter 1. Metaphor: A Channel for Divine Communication -- ‎1. Overview of Argument: God is a Reflection of the Natural Environment -- ‎2. The Scope of This Study: Metaphor as a Window into Ancient Thought -- ‎3. Recent Scholarship on the Metaphor: Yhwh IS THE PLANTER OF THE PEOPLE -- ‎4. Organization of the Book -- ‎Chapter 2. Metaphor Theory: A Useful Tool for Biblical Studies -- ‎1. A Brief History of Metaphor in Figurative Thought -- ‎2. The Cognitive Approach to Metaphor -- ‎3. Metaphor Theory and Biblical Studies -- ‎4. The Definition of Metaphor for This Study -- ‎5. What This Study is Not -- ‎6. Conclusion -- ‎Part 1. The Ancient Near Eastern Background to the Divine as Planter of the People -- ‎Chapter 3. The Storm-God and Ancient Hebrew Poetry -- ‎1. The Biblical World: Some Observations -- ‎2. Ancient Near Eastern Storm-Gods: An Introduction -- ‎2.1. Ancient Mesopotamian Storm-Gods: Enlil and Ishkur-Adad -- ‎2.2. Ancient Syrian Storm-God: Hadad/Baal -- ‎3. Snapshots of the Divine in Early Hebrew Poetry -- ‎4. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 4. Gods Planting People: A Survey -- ‎1. Storm-Gods and Plant Imagery -- ‎2. Ancient Near Eastern Temple Gardens -- ‎3. Ancient Near Eastern Descriptions of Gods "Planting" People -- ‎3.1. Sumerian Literature -- ‎3.2. Ugaritic Literature -- ‎3.3. Persian Literature -- ‎4. Biblical Planting Evidence -- ‎5. The Metaphor Yhwh IS THE PLANTER OF THE PEOPLE -- ‎6. The Relationship between Planting and Uprooting -- ‎7. Conclusion -- ‎Chapter 5. Wine Making in Iron Age Israel -- ‎1. Israel: Climate and Location -- ‎2. Ancient Israelite Vineyards -- ‎2.1. Wine Production -- ‎2.2. Wine Trade -- ‎3. Agrarianism: The Ancient Israelite Worldview -- ‎4. Viticulture in the Hebrew Bible -- ‎5. Wine Enjoyment.