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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... ( Prov 13:19 ) ; and for the wicked and righteous it is each other ( Prov 29:27 ) . From the biblical perspective an abomination callously disregards and actively disdains the values God has established . It affronts God's holiness , sov ...
... ( Prov 11:22 ) . The ring in a pig's snout is not for decoration ( cf. Is 3:21 ) . It has no values and but acts unreasonably ( Mt 7 : 6 ) . Swine ( and dogs ) are symbols of filth and paganism ( Is 65 : 4 ; 66 : 3 , 17 ) . The prodigal ...
... ( Prov 28 : 1 ) . Even God is a lion who metes out punishment : “ I will be to them like a lion " ( Hos 13 : 7 RSV ) . Balaam's oracle employs the lion as an image of the inexorable rise of Israel ( Num 23:24 ) , echoing Jacob's deathbed ...
... ( Prov 6 : 6-8 ) , which are organized without a bureaucracy and which plan ahead admirably ( Prov 30 : 24-25 ) . Badgers are small and few , but wisely live in impenetrable rock for- tresses ( Prov 30:26 ) . * Locusts swarm inexorably ...
... ( Prov 6:25 ) . Fourth , physical beauty is only skin deep and is no guarantee of godly character : " Charm is deceitful , and beauty is vain , but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised " ( Prov 31:30 RSV ; cf. Prov 11:22 , with its ...
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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 |