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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... promise or covenant is not specified . On most occasions it is linked to a specific element : either the promise of land ( Gen 12 : 7 ; 13 : 14-15 , 17 ; 15 : 7 , 18 ; 17 : 8 ) ; the promise of seed ( Gen 12 : 2 ; 13:16 ; 15 : 5 , 18-21 ...
... promises and covenant established between God and Abraham . Because of his role in the establishment of cove- nant and promise for Israel , Abraham's name appears on many occasions as the foundation for mercy to Israel . When requests ...
... promises abundant blessings to the children of Israel if they obey , but punishment if they disobey . He brings the ... promise to make Abraham's descendants abundant in number . In the NT , God promises similarly that many are waiting ...
... promise , a land for the moment ironically desolated by severe famine ( Gen 12:10 ) and somewhat less than Eden . Abraham hears the word of God and obeys . He lives in memorable relationship with a woman , Sarah , and together they ...
... promise that Israel as a new Adam will return to Eden . This biblical correlation between priest and Adam has an afterlife of imagery in the pseudepigraphal Jewish text ( c . 250 B.C. ) , the Testa- ment of Levi 18:10 , where the " new ...
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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 |