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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... heaven , and it has been used as such in Western literature ( Jeffrey , 11 ) . The image also found its way into a well - known spiritual , " Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham , " with essentially the same meaning . See also ...
... heaven " ( Rev 18 : 5 ) . More often , though , the imagery of abundance is reserved for spiritual goodness . God's steadfast * love ( Ps 5 : 7 ; 69:13 ) and goodness ( Ps 31:19 ; 145 : 7 ) are both abundant . So is his mercy ( Ps 51 ...
... heaven . " Those who share the life of the last Adam will be " of heaven , " for " just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man , so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven " ( v . 49 ) . The human life of the old and ...
... 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 the final and complete ...
... HEAVEN ; HELL ; JUDGMENT ; PARADISE ; RESURRECTION . AGE . See WORLD . AGRICULTURE . See FARMING . ALIEN . See FOREIGNER ; LEGAL IMAGES ; PILGRIM , PILGRIMAGE ; WANDERED , WANDERING . ALPHA AND OMEGA . See JESUS , IMAGES OF . ALTAR ...