Moving beyond symbol and myth
Subtitle: understanding the kingship of God of the Hebrew Bible through metaphor
By: Anne Moore.
Series: Studies in biblical literature -- v. 99
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780820486611
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Kingdom of God -- Biblical teaching; Metaphor in the Bible
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Kingdom of God as symbol or metaphor; title: Kingdom of God as symbol; title: From Weiss to Perrin; title: Perrin, symbol and myth; title: Difficulties with Perrin's methodology; title: Moving beyond symbol to metaphor; title: The loss of metaphor; title: The rediscovery of metaphor; title: How to proceed; title: Analysis of 'God is King' metaphor; title: 'God is King' in preexilic texts; title: Impact of the myth-symbol theory on the dating of texts; title: Ps 29:10-11: the significance of literary context; title: The shift of focus from origins to redaction; title: Isa 6:1-11: the only preexilic text; title: The exilic foundation of the metaphor; title: The texts; title: Exod 15:18; title: Exod 19:6; title: Num 23:21; title: Sam 8:7; 1 2:12; title: Summary of the analysis of the texts; title: The function of the metaphor in exilic texts; title: Prophetic texts; title: Jeremiah; title: Jer 8:19; title: Jer 10:7, 10; title: Jer 46:19; 48:15; 51:57; title: Summary of the analysis of Jeremiah; title: Deutero-Isaiah; title: Isa 41:21; 43:15; 44:6; title: Isa 41:21; title: Isa 43:15; title: Isa 44:6; title: Isaiah 40-48; title: Isa 52:7; title: Summary of the analysis of Deutero-Isaiah; title: Zephaniah and micah; title: Zeph 3:15; title: 2:13; 4:7; title: Summary of the analysis of Zephaniah and Micah; title: Summary of the analysis of the prophetic writings; title: Postexilic texts : the kingship of God as unique and universal; title: Deut 33:2-5, 26-29; title: Mal 1:14; title: Zech 14:9, 16, 17; title: Dan 3:33; 4:31, 34; 6:26-27; title: Chr 16:31/1chr 29:11/ 2 chr 20:6; title: Chr 28:5; 29:23/2 chr 9:8 [cf. 1chr 17:14; 28:5; 22:10; 2 chr 6:16; title: Summary of the analysis of the postexilic texts; title: Psalms : praising the complaints and laments; title: Ps 5:2; title: Ps 22:3, 27; title: Ps 44:5; title: Ps 74:12; title: Ps 89:14; title: Summary of the analysis of laments and complaints; title: Thanksgiving; title: Ps 9:4, 7, 11; 10:16; title: Ps 68:24-28; title: Ps 103:19; title: Summary of the analysis of the thanksgiving Psalms hymns or Songs of Praise; title: Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10; title: Ps 47:3, 7, 8; title: Ps 84:3; title: Ps 93:1; title: Ps 95:3; title: Ps 96:10; title: Ps 97:1; title: Ps 98:6; title: Ps 99:1, 4; title: Ps 145: 1, 11, 12, 13; title: Ps 146:10; title: Ps 149:2; title: Summary of the analysis of the Praise Songs; title: Conclusions and implications; title: New contours for the conversation.