Mother Zion in Deutero-Isaiah
Subtitle: a metaphor for Zion theology
By: Maggie Low
Series: Studies in biblical literature -- Vol. 155; Studies in biblical literature -- v. 155.
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781433121579; 9781453911686
Subjects: Bibel; Jerusalem in the Bible; Exegese; Bible; Criticism, interpretation; Metaphor in the Bible; Metapher; In the Bible
Description: "Mother Zion in Deuter-Isaiah: a Metaphor for Zion Theology offers the unique perspective that personified mother Zion in Deutero-Isaiah is not just a metaphor used for a rhetorical purpose but a cognitive metaphor representing Zion theology, a central theme in the Book of Isaiah."--Book jacket cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-213) and index.
Table of contents: title: Methods; title: Zion theology in Deutero-Isaiah; title: A survey of personified zion: people or place; title: Mother zion's innocence; title: The rebirth of zion's children; title: Zion's nationalism; title: Conclusion.