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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... vision of the Dictionary grew to include articles on character types , plot motifs , type scenes , rhetorical devices , literary genres and the individual books of the Bible . In the end , some articles have sprawled across broad ...
... vision of the resurrected Christ ( Acts 9 : 1-6 ) . The characters of Stephen , the Jewish convert , and Saul , the later apostle to the Gentiles , parallel the larger structure of Acts , looking back to Jerusalem and forward to Rome ...
... visions of coming judgment ( Amos 7 : 1-9 : 10 ) , each of which contains standard opening formulas ( Amos 7 : 1 , 4 ... vision reports ( Amos 7 : 1-9 : 10 ) , occa- sional * wisdom sayings ( e.g. , Amos 5:19 ; 6:12 ; 9 : 2- 4 , 13 ) and ...
... vision of the divine * chariot and its attendants ( Ezek 1 ) can stand as a test case . Corresponding to the prevailing nonvisual nature of these visions , oral / aural imagery naming sounds is prominent . Apocalyptic imagery is ...
... vision is not all one of gloom and doom . Though apocalyptic visions may appear to be pessi- mistic , they actually move toward a vision of good triumphant . It is true that these visions offer little hope of recovery in the present age ...