03043nam 2200637Ia 450 991078238530332120230831172009.01-281-84223-097866118422390-567-11055-9(CKB)1000000000542359(EBL)436770(OCoLC)276867535(SSID)ssj0000343668(PQKBManifestationID)12071425(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000343668(PQKBWorkID)10290618(PQKB)10887827(MiAaPQ)EBC436770(Au-PeEL)EBL436770(CaPaEBR)ebr10250591(CaONFJC)MIL184223(OCoLC)893334428(EXLCZ)99100000000054235919890324h19891989 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThere is hope for a tree the tree as metaphor in Isaiah /Kirsten Nielsen ; [translated by Christine and Frederick Crowley]Sheffield, England :JSOT Press,1989.©19891 online resource (305 pages)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;65Translation of: For et træ er der håb.0-567-58238-8 1-85075-182-X Includes bibliography and indexes.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 AuthorsInsights 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 thJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;65.MetaphorReligious aspectsChristianityTrees in the BibleMetaphorReligious aspectsChristianity.Trees in the Bible.224.106224/.106Nielsen Kirsten1943-1489375MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782385303321There is hope for a tree3710059UNINA