Dictionary of Biblical ImageryLeland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III 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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... figure in whose bosom the righteous dead rest ( Mt 8:11 ; Lk 13:28 ; 16 : 22-25 , 29-30 ) and the con- nection with Melchizedek in Hebrews 7 : 1-9 to argue for the superiority of Christ to Aaron . See also COVENANT ; GENESIS ; SEED ...
... figure in the Western literary and theological imagination , and he is a paradox , being both the original innocent and the archetypal sinner . In the Bible's story of creation , fall and redemption , he is the prototypical human figure ...
... figure and story of Israel , and the archetype of Adam is implied in a variety of images and aspects of Israel's ... figures and narratives that unfold in the generations of Scripture . The Adamic motifs in the story of Noah have ...
... figure of Israel before it is released to any other nation , people or community . A similar understanding informs * Daniel's vi- sion of four composite and horrible beasts , repre- senting Israel's enemy empires who arise from the ...
... figure is crowned with glory and honor , as well as Genesis 1:28 . And when Paul speaks of people who have " exchanged the glory of the immortal God " for images of mortal humans and beasts ( cf. Ps 106 : 20 ) , he is again informed by ...
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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Leland Ryken,James C. Wilhoit,Tremper Longman III Limited preview - 2010 |
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 |