This document is part of the Postmodern Bible - Amos I ibid . Humans like to imag ine what they worship. One such period was the destruction of local sanctuaries under Josiah, king of Judah. An ideology is the scheme of thought or the systematic world-view which explains and justifies particular social structures and behaviours. Israel's religion often criticised or limited such power.
Poetry is usually highly imaged language, as is prophetic speech.
Metaphors and similes are common forms of imagery. Inclusion is related to chiasm which is a stronger form of the same tendency. When a scribe adds words or letters which were not intended to be part of the text - for example including a previous scribe's gloss in the text. Envisaged as twelve tribes, descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and made by covenant the Lord's own people. These uses need to be distinguished.