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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... divine word , stamped with the divine image . In the concrete portrayal of Genesis 2 , Adam's form is shaped by the Divine Potter's hands , animated by the divine breath blown into his nostrils . Against the canopy of space and the ...
... divine work of maintaining the fertility and productivity of the garden . It is an agricultural image in which Adam's relation with the land is portrayed from a farmer's or game warden's stand- point , a complement to the divine ...
... divine judgment ( 2 Pet 2 : 4 ; Jude 6 ) . The rest act out their hostile intentions under the leadership of * Satan , whose fall may be figuratively narrated in Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14. Ultimately they will not succeed in their evil ...
... Divine Agents . Since all events are under God's control , animals function as divine agents . Some fulfill God's mission . Others are co- opted by evil and permitted to harm . Behavior con- sidered abnormal for an animal suggests that ...
... divine warrior . See also DIVINE WARRIOR ; TABERNACLE . BIBLIOGRAPHY . C. L. Seow , " Ark of the Cove- nant , " ABD 1 : 386-93 ; M. H. Woudstra , The Ark of the Covenant from Conquest to Kingship ( Phil- lipsburg , NJ : Presbyterian and ...
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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 |