Dictionary of Biblical ImageryLeland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman
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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... provides a way of achieving a major task of preaching and teaching — that of bridging the gap between the biblical world and our own world by first journeying to the ancient world and then making a return trip to our own place and time ...
... provides structure and order for the narrative in the unifying motifs of light and prisons , journeys and defenses . He patterns events in the form of a quest with a specific goal . Perhaps most dramatically , he sets the world of Acts ...
... provides a lens through which to view Israel . The image of Adam is passed on to his son Seth ( Gen 5 : 3 ) , but Adam as the archetypal man of the biblical story also projects his image on subsequent figures and narratives that unfold ...
... provides helpful insight into the varied biblical images of affliction . In the most fundamental sense , affliction is the mirror of fallenness within the creation . Al- though God created the world good ( Gen 1-2 ) , sin intruded after ...
... provides additional hints as well . Animals as Servants . The Genesis account lays out the moral implications of ... provide some harvestable resource and can be easily main- tained ( herbivores , since carnivores are hard to feed ) ...
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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 |