Dictionary of Biblical ImageryLeland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman InterVarsity Press, 11. mai 2010 - 1058 pages
Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of the biblical text. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is the first contemporary reference work dedicated to exploring the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible. More than that, it examines the Bible's universal archetypes or master images--including the plot motifs and character types that recur throughout life, literature and the Bible. This unique dictionary explores the dazzling variety in which the Word of God comes dressed in clothes of everyday life. It traces the trail of images from Eden to the New Jerusalem. It captures the plotted patterns of biblical narrative. It surveys the imaged texture of each book of the Bible. In short, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible. |
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... Revelation 18 : 11-13 is couched in the imagery of abundance symbolic of the fullness of evil on the earth , and the sins of Babylon are " heaped high as heaven " ( Rev 18 : 5 ) . More often , though , the imagery of abundance is ...
... Revelation 21:21 " a new heaven and a new earth . " Nowhere does the Bible encourage the common picture of the afterlife as one of robed creatures , listlessly playing harps while seated on clouds . Rather , the afterlife is pictured as ...
... Revelation 12 : 7-12 portrays the dragon as " not strong enough . " They are conse- quently defeated by Michael and his angels . Their final doom is certain when God works to utterly eradicate every form of evil from his new creation ...
... Revelation . We find comparable figures , however , in Mark 13:22 and parallels ( " false christs " ) , 2 Thessa- lonians 2 : 3 ( “ the lawless one " ) , and Revelation 13 , 17 ( the sea beast ) . These are all related to false ...
... Revelation has many parallels with the books of Ezekiel and Daniel , but individual images cannot be assumed to mean the same in both contexts . The imagery of apocalyptic is very fluid and is dependent on the immediate context ...
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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Leland Ryken,James C. Wilhoit,Tremper Longman III No preview available - 1998 |
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Leland Ryken,Tremper Longman,Daniel G. Reid No preview available - 1998 |