02817nam 2200625Ia 450 991078258250332120230831171514.01-281-84234-697866118423450-567-28839-0(CKB)1000000000555872(EBL)437047(OCoLC)287037764(SSID)ssj0000164099(PQKBManifestationID)11162822(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164099(PQKBWorkID)10121059(PQKB)10037887(MiAaPQ)EBC437047(Au-PeEL)EBL437047(CaPaEBR)ebr10256274(CaONFJC)MIL184234(OCoLC)893334685(EXLCZ)99100000000055587219921202h19891989 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGod is king understanding an Israelite metaphor /Marc Zvi BrettlerSheffield, England :JSOT Press,1989.©19891 online resource (240 pages)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series,0309-0787 ;760-567-64081-7 1-85075-224-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON METAPHOR; Chapter 2 ROYAL APPELLATIONS; Chapter 3 ROYAL QUALITIES; Chapter 4 ROYAL TRAPPINGS; Chapter 5 THE KING AND DOMESTIC AFFAIRS; Chapter 6 BECOMING KING; CONCLUSIONS; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of AuthorsThis is the first attempt in biblical studies to apply the tools developed by theoreticians of metaphor to the common biblical metaphor of God as king. The extent to which elements of human kingship are projected onto God is investigated, and several significant conclusions emerge: 1. Royal characteristics that have a diminutive connotation are generally not projected onto God. 2. God's nature as greatest king is emphasized through use of superlatives. For example, his garb is enormous and he has a large number of royal attendants. God is not limited by the metaphor. 3. When the entailments ofThe Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament StudiesGodKingshipBiblical teachingKings and rulersBiblical teachingGodKingshipBiblical teaching.Kings and rulersBiblical teaching.231.7296.3/11Brettler Marc Zvi890261MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782582503321God is king3803665UNINA