LEADER 02817nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910782582503321 005 20230831171514.0 010 $a1-281-84234-6 010 $a9786611842345 010 $a0-567-28839-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555872 035 $a(EBL)437047 035 $a(OCoLC)287037764 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164099 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11162822 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164099 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10121059 035 $a(PQKB)10037887 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC437047 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL437047 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256274 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL184234 035 $a(OCoLC)893334685 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555872 100 $a19921202h19891989 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGod is king $eunderstanding an Israelite metaphor /$fMarc Zvi Brettler 210 1$aSheffield, England :$cJSOT Press,$d1989. 210 4$aŠ1989 215 $a1 online resource (240 pages) 225 0 $aJournal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series,$x0309-0787 ;$v76 311 0 $a0-567-64081-7 311 0 $a1-85075-224-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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 Authors 330 $aThis is the first attempt in biblical studies to apply the tools developed by theoreticians of metaphor to the common biblical metaphor of God as king. The extent to which elements of human kingship are projected onto God is investigated, and several significant conclusions emerge: 1. Royal characteristics that have a diminutive connotation are generally not projected onto God. 2. God's nature as greatest king is emphasized through use of superlatives. For example, his garb is enormous and he has a large number of royal attendants. God is not limited by the metaphor. 3. When the entailments of 410 4$aThe Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies 606 $aGod$xKingship$xBiblical teaching 606 $aKings and rulers$xBiblical teaching 615 0$aGod$xKingship$xBiblical teaching. 615 0$aKings and rulers$xBiblical teaching. 676 $a231.7 676 $a296.3/11 700 $aBrettler$b Marc Zvi$0890261 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782582503321 996 $aGod is king$93803665 997 $aUNINA