Dictionary of Biblical ImageryLeland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman 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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... fruit and pleasant to the eye , animal life fantastic in form and coexisting in neighborly peace , and a woman created for fulfill- ing union as " one flesh " -all of these gifts image the goodness of God and his love for Adam and the ...
... fruit ( Amos 8 : 1-2 ) , and * horses and plowing ( Amos 6:12 ) . His observations on life are far - ranging . In the social sphere he warns the idle rich concerning their greed and ill - gotten luxuries ( Amos 3:10 , 12 , 15 ; 5:11 ; 6 ...
... fruit ( Amos 9:14 ) . See also PROPHECY , GENRE OF . Amos makes use of a number of themes and motifs in presenting his oracles . God's judgment is portrayed as * wind ( Amos 1:14 ) and * fire ( Amos 1 : 4 , 7 , 10 , 12 , 14 ; 2 : 4 , 5 ...
... fruit of the knowledge of good and evil was an act of disobedience and pride , it was also an act of misdirected appetite . ( The poet Milton saw the embodiment of all sins in Adam and Eve's act , including gluttony . ) In the ...
... fruit of the womb " is regarded as a " heritage " and * " reward " from God ( Ps 127 : 3 RSV ) . The general biblical pattern is thus that babies are very nearly the highest earthly * joy that a person can expect to experience . The ...