The
metaphor of the Divine as Planter of the people
stinking grapes or pleasant planting?
Pantoja, Jennifer Metten
creator
text
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Leiden ; Boston
E. J. Brill
2017
9999
monographic
und
eng
xvi, 245 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
Jennifer Metten Pantoja
Literature.Hebrew.Metaphor
BS1199.M45 .P36 2017
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