Ebook: The Metaphorical Use of Language in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature
- Series: Deuterocanonial and Cognate Literature): Yearbook 2014/2015
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Edition: Includes a print version and an ebook
- Language: English, German
- epub
Metaphors are a vital linguistic component of religious speech and serve as a cultural indicator of how groups understand themselves and the world. The essays compiled in this volume analyze the use, function, and structure of metaphors in Jewish writings from the Hellenistic-Roman period (including the works of Philo and the texts of Qumran), as well as in apocryphal early Christian texts and inscriptions.
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