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Figurative Language in Biblical Prose Narrative: Metaphor in the Book of Samuel

by Andrea Weiss

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Brill

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This study applies several linguistic approaches to the book of Samuel in order to investigate the defining features of metaphor and the way metaphor and other forms of figurative language operate in biblical narrative. The book begins with an exploration of how to identify and interpret the metaphors in 1 Samuel 25. Next, the metaphors in 2 Samuel 16:16-17:14 are compared with other tropes, primarily metonymy and simile. Then the notion of \"dead\" metaphors is challenged while examining the figurative language in 1 Samuel 24. An in-depth analysis of the figurative language in these texts results in a better understanding of the mechanics of metaphor, and a richer, more nuanced reading of these stories, their characters, and language.

  • Title

    Figurative Language in Biblical Prose Narrative: Metaphor in the Book of Samuel

  • Author

    Andrea Weiss

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    March 2025

  • ISBN

    9789004148376

  • ISBN-10

    900414837X

  • Eden Code

    4725109

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