Dictionary of Biblical ImageryLeland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III InterVarsity Press, 11/05/2010 - 1058 من الصفحات
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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... command- ments is a significant feature of the Genesis account . The divine command " not to eat " has as its corollary the universal human responsibility before God in the specific commandments given to Israel at Sinai . Earthy Adam ...
... command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways " ( Ps 91:11 ) . Certainly Daniel and his companions were aware of this protection after their experience of angelic protection through the intense heat and flames of a ...
... command ( 1 Kings 17 : 4 ) . The bite of a snake , com- ing as a surprise ( Gen 49:17 ; Amos 5:19 ) , must have seemed unprovoked and unnatural , giving the ser- pent a permanent role in the spirit world . Locusts , though individually ...
... commands the paralytic to get up ( Mk 2 : 1-12 ) . The crowds recognize the image of his authority when he successfully ... command the hosts of heaven fight from their heavenly courses ( Judg 5:20 ) . Similarly , when the Lord refers to ...
... command them not to preach the gospel , throw them into jail and have them flogged , the apostles do not pay attention to them ( Acts 5 : 40-42 ) . Such incidents as these illustrate the dynamic that earthly authorities can be ...