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Journal articles on the topic "Biblical metaphor"

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Chau, Kevin. "Interpreting Biblical Metaphors: Introducing the Invariance Principle." Vetus Testamentum 65, no. 3 (August 3, 2015): 377–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12301205.

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The scholarship concerning biblical metaphor has profited widely from the conceptual (cognitive) approach to metaphor, but a key principle from this approach, the Invariance Principle, has been widely overlooked as a valuable tool for the interpretation of biblical metaphors. The Invariance Principle allows biblical scholars to evaluate logically and with consistency the many varied interpretations that are often generated from exegetically difficult metaphors. This principle stipulates that the logical relationships of a metaphor’s source domain (the metaphorical elements) must correspond to the structure of logical relationships in the target domain (the literal elements). An extended analysis of the partridge metaphor in the riddle-based proverb of Jer 17:11 demonstrates how the Invariance Principle can be used to evaluate previous interpretations and to provide logical structure for generating a fresh interpretation to this proverb.
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Kuo, Yun-Hsuan, and Fu-Chu Chou. "Interpretation as a factor influencing translation: the case of a biblical metaphor." International Journal of Language, Translation and Intercultural Communication 3 (January 29, 2015): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/ijltic.38.

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This paper identifies interpretation as a crucial factor influencing translation of biblical metaphors. Data are drawn from five Chinese Bible translations. Qualitative analysis is conducted. The results show that it is highly likely for translators’ interpretation of biblical metaphors to affect the metaphor translation. More researches probing into translation variations of biblical metaphors in Chinese Bible translations are called for.
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Novick, Tzvi. "A Biblical Metaphor for חסד." Vetus Testamentum 70, no. 4-5 (October 11, 2019): 667–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341405.

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Abstract This paper identifies a link between two biblical syntagms involving חסד and a rabbinic syntagm involving חסד. The additional information in the rabbinic syntagm allows us to appreciate that the biblical syntagms figure חסד as a measuring line.
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Morozkina, E. A., M. M. Biktimirova, and E. V. Iskhakova. "BIBLICAL METAPHOR IN LITERARY TEXTS." Vestnik Bashkirskogo universiteta 7, no. 2 (2018): 538. http://dx.doi.org/10.33184/bulletin-bsu-2018.2.49.

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Naser, Hayder Sadeq, and Ali Badeen Mohammed. "The Persuasive Power of Religious Metaphor in Selected Qur’anic and Biblical Verses." Al-Adab Journal 2, no. 135 (December 15, 2020): 11–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31973/aj.v2i135.816.

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The issue of identifying metaphors is not clear-cut in most religious texts (Charteris-Black, 2005). For metaphors that are dealt with by religious texts such as human life as a journey or as a game, a prayer as a flowing river, the living martyrs (the living dead), a taste of death, the journey of the dead and “die, yet shall he live” are mostly spiritual matters for which academic appraisal is essential (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Gibbs, 2008). That is, the quality of the explanations that are presented by such metaphors need an intensive investigation, because these are the key function of metaphor in religious texts. Moreover, metaphors in sacred texts may be misjudged due to: the absence of the image in the target language and the different symbolic meanings of metaphor in the source text. Therefore, we aim to tackle such a problem via analysing the different forms and functions of metaphors in selected Qur’anic and Biblical verses. To operate such metaphorical analysis, a two-dimensional model is adapted from two different discourse analysts: aI-Sakaaki (2000) and Lakoff & Johnson (1980). The study reveals how the persuasive power of metaphor in the Qur’anic and Biblical verses related are regulated around the diversity of ontological, structural and orientational forms, and how every correlation between two domains of metaphors can shape its functions.
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Elvey, Anne. "Homogenizing Violence, Isa 40:4 (and Luke 3:5) and MTR (Mountaintop Removal Mining)." Worldviews 19, no. 3 (2015): 226–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685357-01903002.

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With the metaphor of leveling hills and filling valleys, Isa 40:4 presents an image of homogenizing violence toward Earth. This biblical text has been adopted by proponents of Mountaintop Removal Mining (hereafter, MTR). Justification of MTR by explicit reference to Isa 40:4 has occurred principally in response to Christian protests against MTR. The same text has been used by those resisting MTR. This article begins with ecophilosopher Val Plumwood’s critique of homogenization and draws on Paul Ricoeur’s reading of Aristotle on metaphor, to ask if, other than as a crass use as a proof-text for MTR, the application of Isa 40:4 to this destructive practice points to a deeper problem with homogenizing metaphors whose content is other-than-human. While the Isaian metaphor is problematic, it is grounded in the underlying liveliness of its subject. Attention to the liveliness of these biblical mountains and valleys allows that the text, and its metaphors, can also empower resistance to MTR. The liveliness underlying the mountains and hills of the Isaian metaphor can prompt a renewed focus on, and solidarity with, the Appalachian mountains and their communities.
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Forti, Tova. "Bee's honey—from realia to metaphor in biblical wisdom literature." Vetus Testamentum 56, no. 3 (2006): 327–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853306778149674.

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AbstractThe word děbāš in the Bible denotes various types of fruit syrup as well as the honey produced by bees. An overview of the literary adaptation of honey in biblical narrative and poetry leads us to an impressive assemblage of honey metaphors in the wisdom books of Proverbs and Job. This study identifies four rhetorical categories which encompass both didactic and reflective frameworks of honey imagery: A. 'Honey' as a metaphor of internalization wisdom and attaining good reputation; B. 'Honey' as a symbol of restraint and moderation against overindulgence; C. 'Honey' as a metaphor for temptation and ensnarement; D. 'Honey' in the context of the two antithetical idiomatic expressions; "Honey under the tongue" and "venom under the tongue". These expressions serve to draw an ideational contrast between the pleasant words of the Wise and the evil stratagems of the Wicked. My investigation will provide insight into the way that particular qualities of raw bee honey inspired the composers of the various metaphors.
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Warren, E. Janet. "‘Spiritual Warfare’: A Dead Metaphor?" Journal of Pentecostal Theology 21, no. 2 (2012): 278–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-02102007.

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The term ‘spiritual warfare’, referring to the Christian’s battle with evil spirits, was popularized by the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement and is the predominant language used in contemporary Christianity to describe encounters with evil spirits. This paper reviews the prevalence of military metaphors in popular and scholarly writings, and examines the problems associated with warfare language from linguistic, biblical, theological and psycho-social perspectives. I suggest that ‘spiritual warfare’ has become a dead metaphor: its metaphorical insights have been lost and other metaphors are neglected. Therefore renewed attention to metaphor theory is needed along with alternative language with which to discuss demonology and deliverance. I conclude with suggestions for supplementary metaphors/models, including cleansing, setting boundaries on evil, appropriating divine authority, and using light/dark imagery.
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Jindo, Job. "Toward a Poetics of the Biblical Mind: Language, Culture, and Cognition." Vetus Testamentum 59, no. 2 (2009): 222–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853309x406659.

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AbstractThis article shows how cognitive investigation of biblical metaphors enables us to fathom the basic categories through which biblical writers conceived of God, humans, and the world. This investigation is part of a work-in-progress that employs recent studies in cognitive linguistics to explore the Weltanschauung of ancient Israel as reflected in the use of language in biblical literature. The article first explains the cognitive linguistic account of metaphor; it next illustrates how this discipline can be applied to the study of the complex relationships between language, culture, and cognition; and it then exemplifies how this cognitive approach can enhance our understanding of such relationships in biblical literature.
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Green, B. "Biblical Metaphor: The Cosmic Garden Heritage." Acta Theologica 34, no. 1 (October 17, 2014): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/actat.v34i1.4.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Biblical metaphor"

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Ostendorff, W. Howard. "Utilizing biblical and client-tailored metaphors to enhance biblical counseling, with particular attention given to forgiveness." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Ewing, Lisa M. "Dangerous Feminine Sexuality: Biblical Metaphors and Sexual Violence Against Women." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1367353989.

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Cho, Paul Kang-Kul. "The Sea in the Hebrew Bible: Myth, Metaphor, and Muthos." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11462.

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The dissertation recounts the variegated journey of the sea in the Hebrew Bible through the lens of myth, metaphor, and muthos. The journey begins outside the Bible in ancient Near Eastern sea myths exemplified by the Ugaritic Baal Cycle and the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish, which tell the story of a sea deity whose defeat in cosmic battle against a protagonist god precedes three goodly consequences: creation, kingship, and temple. The story continues with the analysis of the biblical presentation of creation, kingship, and temple with emphasis on the constellation of themes and characters of the sea myth. The dissertation next analyzes the use of the sea myth as a metaphor for three events on the plane of history: the exodus (Exodus 14-15), the Babylonian exile (Isaiah 40-55), and the eschaton (Isaiah 24-27 and Daniel 7). Finally, the discussion moves from the analysis of the ways in which the sea muthos functions as a metaphor for the biblical presentation of individual events to the examination of the role of the sea muthos as a metaphor for a biblical view of historical reality in toto. In sum, the dissertation extends the study of sea imagery in the Hebrew Bible from mythology to metaphorology and narratology to argue for the deep, enduring, and transformative place of the sea myth within biblical tradition.
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
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Basson, Alec. "Divine metaphors in a selection of biblical Hebrew psalms of lamentation." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50332.

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A survey of the research on the Biblical Hebrew psalms of lamentation reveals a lack of attention paid to the divine images found in these poems. Previous studies, for the most part, focused on literary and stylistic aspects pertaining to the Psalms in general and the psalms of lamentation in particular. The competent reader will, however, notice that divine metaphors abound in these psalms. This study investigates the divine metaphors (nominal and verbal) in the Biblical Hebrew psalms of lamentation from a cognitive anthropological perspective. It is argued that the literary information in these poems is a cognitive representation of the psalmist's world. The various divine portrayals arise from the poet's cognitive organisation and utilisation of cultural information. The analysis of the metaphorical expressions affords the exegete insight into the cognitive world of the supplicant and the strategies employed by the one who offers praise and does not eschew lament. Some of the theoretical assumptions of cognitive anthropology are applied to a selection of psalms of lamentation (Pss. 7, 17, 31, 35, 44, 59, 74 and 80) as a means of illustrating how this approach can shed new light on the way the deity is depicted in the laments. To achieve this, each psalm is analysed both from a cognitive and literary perspective. The examination of the divine metaphors reveals the various cognitive strategies employed to portray Yahweh. It is shown that these recurring images result from the application of cultural models, conceptual metaphors and image-schemas. Given the soundness of the proposed hypothesis, this investigation arrives at the conclusion that a cognitive perspective on the divine representations in the Biblical Hebrew psalms of lamentation is indeed a worthy endeavour.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: "n Oorsig van die navorsing oor die klaagpsalms wys uit dat daar tot dusver nie baie aandag geskenk is aan die beelde wat in dié psalms gebruik word om na God te verwys nie. Vorige studies fokus meestalop die literêre en stilistiese aspekte van die psalms, in die algemeen, en die klaagpsalms in die besonder. 'n Kompetente leser sal egter gou die oorvloed van metafore vir God raaksien. Hierdie studie ondersoek die metafore vir God (nominaal en verbaal) in die klaagpsalms vanuit 'n kognitief antropologiese perspektief. Daar word geargumenteer dat die literêre informasie in hierdie gedigte 'n kognitiewe voorstelling van die psalmis se lewenswêreld daarstel. Die verskeie Godsvoorstellings spruit uit die digter se kognitiewe aanwending en organisasie van kulturele informasie. 'n Analise van die metaforiese uitdrukkings verskaf aan die eksegeet insig in die kognitiewe wêreld van die bidder en die strategieë wat die een gebruik wat God se lof besing, sonder om klag uit te sluit. Van die insigte van die kognitiewe antropologie word toegepas op 'n seleksie van klaagpsalms (Ps. 7,17,31,35,44,59,74,80) en daar word voorgehou hoe hierdie benadering nuwe perspektiewe bied op die wyse waarop die godheid voorgestel word in die klaagpsalms. Vir die doel word elke Psalm literêr en kognitief ontleed. Die ondersoek na die metafore met betrekking tot God lê die verskeie kognitiewe strategieë bloot wat gebruik word om Jahwe voor te stel. Daar word aangetoon dat hierdie terugkerende beelde die gevolg is van die toepassing van kulturele modelle, konsepsuele metafore en beeldskemas. Gegewe die oortuigingskrag van die voorgestelde hipotese, konkludeer die ondersoek dat 'n kognitief-antropologiese perspektief op die Godsvoorstellings in die klaagpsalms inderdaad 'n belangrike onderwerp van navorsing is.
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Smolarz, S. R. "Covenant and the metaphor of divine marriage in biblical thought with special reference to the book of Revelation." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.525615.

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Vos, Daniel Jon. "Some of the Other Works of the Torah: Boundaries and Inheritance as Legal Metaphors in the Hebrew Bible and Hellenistic Jewish Literature." Thesis, Boston College, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108730.

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In this dissertation, I explore the metaphorical value of law in the Hebrew Bible and Hellenistic Jewish literature. While the study of biblical law and Hellenistic Jewish halakah is well established, less attention has been paid to the intentional use of legal diction to create legal metaphors—metaphors that draw upon legal language for the sake of generating new ethical and theological insights. My argument is based upon Roger White’s theory of metaphor which states that a metaphor juxtaposes two otherwise unrelated vocabularies in order to produce new meaning. Thus, I draw upon comparative study of ancient Near Eastern law as a means of understanding the register of biblical Hebrew legal diction concerning land tenure and inheritance. With the legal background established, I investigate three sets of metaphors, one drawn from the prohibition against violating established property boundaries and two drawn from the legal domain of inheritance: the inheritance of wisdom and the inheritance of glory. These legal metaphors demonstrate the profitability of attending to legal diction. The boundary metaphor demonstrates that when attempting to describe the good or virtuous life, law served not only to provide a description of obligations, it also shaped the way in which early Jewish communities understood reality itself. The inheritance of wisdom metaphors demonstrate that sophisticated comparisons could be drawn between legal concepts and scribal learning, particularly when wisdom was thought of as a document. The inheritance of glory metaphors demonstrate the way in which semantic shifting impacts the meaning of a metaphor
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2020
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Theology
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Estes, Daniel John. "From patriarch to pilgrim : the development of the biblical figure of Abraham and its contribution to the Christian metaphor of spiritual pilgrimage." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.278213.

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Basson, Alec. "Die voorstelling van Jahwe as kryger in 'n seleksie Bybels-Hebreeuse psalms." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51727.

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the image of Yahweh as warrior in a selection of Biblical-Hebrew psalms against the background of similar images in the broader Ancient Near East. In the psalms this image is closely linked with the emotions and experience of the psalmist. In the situation of conflict he calls on Yahweh to intervene and to destroy the enemy. It is in such circumstances that this image of Yahweh gives the necessary comfort. In order to investigate the image of Yahweh as warrior in the psalms, this study uses the Comparative Method. This method is based on the assumption that cultures and societies share certain ideas and characteristics. The specific approach within the Comparative Method is called the typological comparative approach. This approach focuses on the comparison of phenomena in cultures that are historically and geographically far removed from each other. This comparison is based on the assumption that certain cultural characteristics are universally shared. In this investigation the following psalms are analysed: 3, 21, 46, 68, 76, 83, 140, 144. The selection was made on the basis of the different literary genres within the psalms. As a background to this investigation a summary of warrior terminology and ideas in the rest of the Ancient Near East is presented. Afterwards the warrior image in the selected psalms is investigated. The investigation proceeded as follows: Chapter 1 is devoted to the research history with regard to the image of Yahweh as warrior in the Hebrew Bible; in Chapter 2 the metaphor as literary device is discussed; and in Chapter 3 the focus is on the institution of war in the Ancient Near East and the role of warriors in this regard. From Chapters 4 to 11 the warrior metaphors in the selected psalms are analysed. With each of the analysed psalms the following method is used: (1) a translation and text-critical notes; (2) a discussion of the literary genre; (3) an analysis of the poetic elements; and (4) an analysis of the warrior images. The psalmist's enemies are also Yahweh's enemies. In the psalms where he is portrayed as warrior, three characters always come to the fore, namely Yahweh, the psalmist and the enemy. While the enemy is portrayed in terms of typical hostile images, the relationship between Yahweh and the psalmist is defensive, and offensive between Yahweh and the enemy. In this study it is , also shown that when Yahweh intervenes, he saves and restores the honour of the psalmist. Yahweh is also praised for his acts of salvation in the past. This forms the basis for the psalmist call to Yahweh to intervene in his situation. He defeats the enemy by making use of different weapons. The psalmist's enemies are also Yahweh's enemies.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie ondersoek die voorstelling van Jahwe as kryger in 'n seleksie Bybels-Hebreeuse psalms teen die agtergrond van soortgelyke voorstellings in die breër Ou Nabye Oosterse konteks. In die psalms hang hierdie voorstelling ten nouste saam met die emosies en ervarings van die digter. Die vyand stig gedurig stryd aan en soek die digter se ondergang. In sy situasie van stryd en aanvegting roep hy tot Jahwe om in te gryp en die vyand te verslaan. Dit is dan juis hierdie voorstelling van Jahwe wat in dié omstandighede 'n groot gerusstelling is. In hierdie studie word daar van die Vergelykende Metode gebruik gemaak. Hierdie metode is gebaseer op die aanname dat kulture en gemeenskappe sekere opvattings en idees met mekaar deel. Die spesifieke benadering wat binne die Vergelykende Metode gebruik word, word die Tipologies-Vergelykende benadering genoem. In hierdie benadering handel dit oor die vergelyking van verskynsels in kulture wat histories en geografies van mekaar verwyderd is. Hierdie benadering opereer met die aanname dat sekere kulturele opvattings universeel gedeel word. Die volgende psalms word in die ondersoek ontleed: 3, 21,46,68, 76, 83, 140, 144. Die seleksie is gedoen op grond van die belangrikste literêre genres in die psalms. As agtergrond tot die ondersoek, word 'n kort oorsig gebied van krygerterminologie en opvattings in die res van die Ou Nabye Ooste. Daarna is die krygerbeeld in die geselekteerde psalms ondersoek. Die ondersoek het soos volg verloop: in Hoofstuk 1 is daar aandag gegee aan die navorsingsgeskiedenis met betrekking tot die voorstelling van Jahwe as kryger in die Hebreeuse Bybel, in Hoofstuk 2 is die literêre verskynsel van die metafoor behandel en in Hoofstuk 3 is daar gefokus op die Ou Nabye Oosterse instelling van oorlog en die plek van krygers in die verband. Vanaf Hoofstuk 4-11 is die krygermetafore in die geselekteerde psalms geanaliseer. By elk van die geanaliseerde psalms word die volgende metode gevolg: (1) 'n vertaling en tekskritiese aantekeninge; (2) 'n bespreking van die literêre genre; (3) 'n analise van die styl-elemente; en (4) 'n analise van die krygermetafore. In die psalms waar Jahwe as kryger voorgestel word, tree daar altyd drie hoofkarakters na vore, naamlik die digter, die vyand en Jahwe. Die vyand word geteken in terme van tipiese "vyandsbeelde", terwyl Jahwe defensief teenoor die bidder optree en offensief teenoor die teëstanders. In hierdie studie word ook aangedui dat wanneer Jahwe ingryp, bewerk Hy redding en herstel Hy ook die digter se eer. Jahwe word geloof vir sy reddingsdade in die verlede. Dit vorm die basis vir die digter se hulpgeroep tot Jahwe om in te gryp in sy situasie. Hy verslaan die vyand deur van verskillende wapens gebruik te maak. Die digter se vyande word ook as Jahwe se vyand gesien.
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Dickson, Mark Lloyd. "Irreducible complexity as a nexus for an interdisciplinary dialogue between machine logic, molecular biology and theology / by M.L. Dickson." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/740.

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The claim that a principle known as Irreducible Complexity (IC) is empirically discoverable is investigated successively from the perspective of engineering, then molecular biology and finally theology, with the aim of evaluating the utility of IC for an interdisciplinary dialogue between all three. In the process, IC is subjected to the principle objections presented against it in the literature, leading to the conclusion that IC is sufficiently resistant to scientific criticism to be accepted as a true property of certain living systems. The ubiquity of machine descriptors in the professional literature of molecular biology is scrutinised in the context of the role of metaphor in science, as well as in the context of entailment models. A Biblical Theological approach to the Bible is harnessed to establish a framework for estimating the extent to which the story of Christ warrants expectation of first order design formalisms in nature, and whether that story within itself provides any homomorphic exemplification of IC. Additionally, key theological criticisms of IC are evaluated as well as criticisms of the Neo Darwinian revisioning of the Biblical account. The overall conclusion is that a true interdisciplinary dialogue where IC is the nexus holds theoretical as well as experimental promise.
Thesis (M.A. (Dogmatics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.
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Stotsky, Lauren. "The Enduring Hold of the Bible on Modern Literature: Exploring the Fall Narrative as a Conceptual Metaphor for American Literature in John Steinbeck’s East of Eden." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/581.

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There is no greater work of literature, perhaps, than the Bible. The Bible has shaped and influenced more literature, art, and culture than any other work in our time. The effects of the Bible’s words are still woven into modern literature today, illustrating that the Bible’s themes, allegories, parables, fables, metaphors, and characters are things that we humans are unable to depart far from even many decades later. One of the very first stories in the Bible, found at the beginning in Genesis, tells of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve’s depiction as the first kind of our species and the story of their creation to their Fall is one transformative story that humans seem destined to repeat. This cycle of falling is rampant in American literature, from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first century, appearing in works by prominent authors such as R. W. B. Lewis, Leo Marx, and John Steinbeck. Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden wrestles heavily with both biblical themes and metaphors and acts as a biblical framework for the Fall narrative and the book of Genesis. This thesis seeks to examine the Fall as a conceptual metaphor for American literature and thinking through John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and attempts to explain why literature, and humans, keep endlessly returning to the Fall.
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Books on the topic "Biblical metaphor"

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Giving birth: Reclaiming biblical metaphor for pastoral practice. Louisville, Ky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1994.

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Biblical metaphor reconsidered: A cognitive approach to poetic prophecy in Jeremiah 1-24. Winona Lake, Ind: Eisenbrauns, 2010.

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Ferder, Fran. Enter the story: Biblical metaphors for our lives. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 2010.

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Ferder, Fran. Enter the story: Biblical metaphors for our lives. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 2010.

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The centrality of metaphors to Biblical thought: A method for interpreting the Bible. Lewiston, N.Y., USA: E. Mellen Press, 1990.

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Figurative language in biblical prose narrative: Metaphor in the book of Samuel. Leiden: Brill, 2006.

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In the eyes of God: A metaphorical approach to biblical anthropomorphic language. Eugene, Or: Pickwick Publications, 2013.

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Haddox, Susan E. Metaphor and masculinity in Hosea. New York: Peter Lang, 2011.

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From literal to literary: The essential reference book for biblical metaphors. 2nd ed. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, 2008.

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Warren, E. Janet. Cleansing the cosmos: A biblical model for conceptualizing and counteracting evil. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2012.

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Book chapters on the topic "Biblical metaphor"

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Joode, Johan de. "Metaphor in Biblical Theology: Toward a Hermeneutic of Cognition and Corporeality." In Exploring the Boundaries of Bodiliness, 57–66. Göttingen: V&R Unipress, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.14220/9783737001977.57.

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Vermeulen, Karolien. "A Tale of Heaven and Earth. Metaphor as Dialogue with the Inner and Outer Biblical World of Second Isaiah." In Conceptual Metaphors in Poetic Texts, edited by Antje Labahn, Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher, Elizabeth Hayes, Gert Kwakkel, Pierre Van Hecke, Karolien Vermeulen, and Stefan Wälchli, 115–32. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Gorgias Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.31826/9781463221676-008.

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Kim, Hyuk-ki. "Jindo, Job Y., Biblical Metaphor Reconsidered: A Cognitive Approach To Poetic Prophecy In Jeremiah 1–24." In Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures VIII, edited by Ehud Ben Zvi, 504–8. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Gorgias Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.31826/9781463235505-039.

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Cho, Paul Kang-Kul. "Jindo, Job Y., Biblical Metaphor Reconsidered: A Cognitive Approach To Poetic Prophecy In Jeremiah 1–24." In Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures VIII, edited by Ehud Ben Zvi, 724–30. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Gorgias Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.31826/9781463235505-083.

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Whittington, J. Lee. "Images of Leadership: Biblical Metaphors for Contemporary Leaders." In Biblical Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations, 95–121. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137478085_5.

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Gregory, Tim. "Christian Leaders as Agents of Change: A Biblical Perspective with Practical Implications." In Modern Metaphors of Christian Leadership, 21–40. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36580-6_2.

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McCullough, Matthew. "Biblical Metaphors for Interventionism in the Spanish-American War." In The Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence, 406–16. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444395747.ch32.

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Heydemann, Gerda. "Biblical Israel and the Christian gentes: Social Metaphors and the Language of Identity in Cassiodorus’s Expositio psalmorum." In Strategies of Identification, 143–208. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1484/m.celama.1.101576.

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"Excursus 4. On Two Metaphorical Concepts of Human Creation." In Biblical Metaphor Reconsidered, 241–43. BRILL, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004368187_010.

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"Excursus 5. On דאש "Poisonous Draft" and לענה "Wormwood"." In Biblical Metaphor Reconsidered, 244–47. BRILL, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004368187_011.

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Vatamanu, Catalin. "THE �VINEYARD�. FROM A BIBLICAL METAPHOR TO A TECHNICAL TERM FOR �SCHOOL�?" In 2nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2015. Stef92 Technology, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2015/b12/s3.144.

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