Dictionary of Biblical ImageryLeland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III
Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of the biblical text. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is the first contemporary reference work dedicated to exploring the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible. More than that, it examines the Bible's universal archetypes or master images--including the plot motifs and character types that recur throughout life, literature and the Bible. This unique dictionary explores the dazzling variety in which the Word of God comes dressed in clothes of everyday life. It traces the trail of images from Eden to the New Jerusalem. It captures the plotted patterns of biblical narrative. It surveys the imaged texture of each book of the Bible. In short, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible. |
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... Paul . Hansen ( 158-60 ) has surveyed the use of the image of Abra- ham in Paul by highlighting three purposes : soteri- ological , ecclesiological and missiological . Paul uses Abraham at the service of his soteriology by citing him as ...
... Paul under house arrest in Rome . Of course these cities are symbolic as well as literal : Jerusalem sym- bolizes the Jewish context for the genesis of Christi- anity ; Rome , the Gentile world to which the gospel would be taken . The ...
... Paul ( Acts 13-28 ) . The outward expansion of the church is also structured as an ever - widening spiral built ... Paul are also foils . Peter is the protago- nist in the first twelve chapters ; Paul , in the remaining chapters . Peter ...
... Paul's imprisonment and the knowledge that the gospel will go forth from that place despite Paul's incarceration . In a sense the book of Acts never ends . It has much in common with the serial story that ends with the formula " To be ...
... Paul's declaration that " the creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed " ( Rom 8:19 ... Paul's letters . But it is not limited to Paul . Luke , for exam- ple , traces the genealogy of Jesus back to Adam ...
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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Leland Ryken,James C. Wilhoit,Tremper Longman III Limited preview - 2010 |
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Leland Ryken,James C. Wilhoit,Tremper Longman III No preview available - 1998 |
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Leland Ryken,Tremper Longman,Daniel G. Reid No preview available - 1998 |