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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792744803321

Autore

Heim Erin M.

Titolo

Adoption in Galatians and Romans : contemporary metaphor theories and the Pauline huiothesia metaphors / / Erin M. Heim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

90-04-33987-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 pages)

Collana

Biblical Interpretation Series, , 0928-0731 ; ; Volume 153

Disciplina

227/.1066

Soggetti

Metaphor in the Bible

Adoption (Theology) - Biblical teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- A Working Theory of Metaphor -- Metaphor: Perception, Emotion, Intimacy, and Identity Formation -- Sketching the Model: The Background and Conventional Use of υἱοθεσία -- We have Received the Adoption to Sonship: The υἱοθεσία Metaphor in Galatians 4:5 -- We Ourselves Groan Inwardly: The υἱοθεσία Metaphors in Romans 8:15 and 8:23 -- To Whom Belongs the Adoption: The υἱοθεσία Metaphor in Romans 9:4 -- Toward a Synthesis of the υἱοθεσία Metaphors -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources.

Sommario/riassunto

In a new study on the Pauline adoption metaphors, Erin Heim applies a wide array of contemporary theories of metaphor in a fresh exegesis of the four instances of adoption ( huiothesia ) metaphors in Galatians and Romans. Though many investigations into biblical metaphors treat only their historical background, Heim argues that the meaning of a metaphor lies in the interanimation of a metaphor and the range of possible backgrounds it draws upon. Using insights from contemporary theories, Heim convincingly demonstrates that the Pauline adoption metaphors are instrumental in shaping the perceptions, emotions, and identity of Paul’s first-century audiences.