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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782385303321

Autore

Nielsen Kirsten <1943->

Titolo

There is hope for a tree : the tree as metaphor in Isaiah / / Kirsten Nielsen ; [translated by Christine and Frederick Crowley]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , 1989

©1989

ISBN

1-281-84223-0

9786611842239

0-567-11055-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 65

Disciplina

224.106

224/.106

Soggetti

Metaphor - Religious aspects - Christianity

Trees in the Bible

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: For et træ er der håb.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; PART A: METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 1 PROTO-ISAIAH AS TRADITIONAL LITERATURE AND RELIGIOUS UTILITY LITERATURE; Chapter 2 THE USE OF IMAGERY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT; PART B: TEXTUAL ANALYSES; Chapter 3 THE TREE AS A CENTRAL METAPHOR IN PROTOISAIAH; Chapter 4 ANALYSIS OF TREE IMAGES IN ISAIAH 1-39; PART C: CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Insights gained from the study of metaphorical language in other fields, particularly New Testament parable research, are here applied to the tree metaphors in Isaiah 1-39. The focus of investigation is the content of the metaphors , the intentions underlying their use, and the consequences of that use. The author suggests that (1) the informative function of the tree metaphors is to provide theological interpretations of the political situation; (2) the performative function of the metaphors is to engage the audience in such a way that they adopt the metaphors' interpretation of reality as th