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Joode, Johan de,

Metaphorical landscapes and the theology of the Book of Job : an analysis of Job's spatial metaphors / by Johan de Joode. - 1 online resource. - Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, volume 179 0083-5889 ; Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275 . - Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 179. Vetus Testamentum Supplements Online, Supplement 2018, ISBN: 9789004353428. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Front Matter -- Copyright page / Dedication / Acknowledgments / Figures / Abbreviations / Introduction / Conceptual Metaphor Theory: A Pragmatic Synthesis / Spatial Metaphor in Language and Cognition / Boundaries and Containment / Place and Placelessness / Direction and Distance / Job’s Post-Traumatic Spatial Metaphors as Theological Challenges / Spatial Configurations in the Divine Speech / Conclusion / Back Matter -- Bibliography / Index of Biblical Citations / Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode -- Johan de Joode.

Metaphorical Landscapes and the Theology of the Book of Job demonstrates how spatial metaphors play a crucial role in the theology of the book of Job. Themes as pivotal as trauma, ill-being, retribution, and divine character are conceptualized in terms of space; its imagery is thus dependent on spatial configurations, such as boundaries, distance, direction, containment, and contact. Not only are spatial metaphors ubiquitous in the book of Job—possibly the most frequent conceptual metaphors in the book—they are essential to its theological reasoning. Job’s spatial metaphors form a metaphorical landscape in which God’s character and his creation are challenged in unprecedented ways. In the theophany, God reacts to that landscape. This book introduces a pragmatic synthesis of both conceptual metaphor theory and spatial semantics and it demonstrates their exegetical and hermeneutic potential.

ISBN: 9789004388871

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004388871 DOI

LCCN: 2018039936

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Metaphor in the Bible.
Space perception in the Bible.

LC Class. No.: BS1415.52 / .J67 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 223/.106