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Family of the King: Dynamics of Metaphor in the Gospel According to John

by Jan G. Watt

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 16.4 x 24.1 x 3.6 cm

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Nearly all metaphors in the Gospel according to John relate to ancient family imagery. Thus, the disciples are born of the Father; the Father provides them with bread and drink (water); He educates them and protects them and a dwelling is prepared for them, and so on. This family imagery, which is interwoven throughout the Gospel in a complex network, provides a key to the understanding of the message of the Fourth Gospel. In this volume, after exploring numerous state-of-the-art theories on metaphor, a customised metaphor theory is developed from the Fourth Gospel itself, which can be applied to the analysis of the Gospel as a whole. The theory is based on two of the best-known metaphors in the Fourth Gospel: I am the Good Shepherd, and I am the True Vine. Subsequently, all other metaphors are analysed according to this theory.

  • Title

    Family of the King: Dynamics of Metaphor in the Gospel According to John

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    September 2000

  • Weight

    1008g

  • Dimensions

    16.4 x 24.1 x 3.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004116603

  • ISBN-10

    9004116605

  • Eden Code

    4708546

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