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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... human situation in its permanent aspects . ' A study of the images and motifs of the Bible will confirm one scholar's comment that " the Biblical vocabulary is compact of the primal stuff of our common humanity - of its universal ...
... human , " or with the definite article as " the human , " prior to its emergence in the text as a proper name for the first male human . The point at which ' ādām should be treated as a proper name is not agreed upon by translators ...
... human through whom we are to see and measure the human predicament . But the human predicament and hope is more finely delineated in the figure and story of Israel , and the archetype of Adam is implied in a variety of images and ...
... human 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 ...
... human beings . It confirms that women are signifi- cant to him in their own right . It recognizes the importance of response , in Mary's case , dependence and freely accepted obedience : " Here I am , the servant of the Lord ; let it be ...