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

by Jan G. Watt

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

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For students and scholars of Johannine literature

Unpacks how family imagery shapes the Gospel's truth

Deepen your grasp of John’s powerful divine message

Unlock the profound meaning of the Fourth Gospel by exploring the complex network of ancient family metaphors.

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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

  • Author

    Jan G. Watt

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    September 2000

  • Weight

    1008g

  • Page Count

    496

  • Dimensions

    16.4 x 24.1 x 3.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004116603

  • ISBN-10

    9004116605

  • Eden Code

    4708546