Fishers of fish and fishers of men fishing imagery in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East
The metaphor is a hallmark of Classical Hebrew poetry. Some metaphors, such as "Yhwh is king" or "Yhwh is warrior," play a foundational role. The same does not hold for metaphors from the fishing industry. Because they had access to only two major freshwater sources, archaeologic...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Winona Lake, Indiana :
Eisenbrauns
2016.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations ; 4. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44350946*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; C h a p t e r 1: Surveying the Water: Introductory Matters; C h a p t e r 2: Heavenly Fishing: Divine Fishers in the Ancient Near East; C h a p t e r 3: Fishers of Men: Divine Discipline as Fishing Image; C h a p t e r 4: Monster Mash: "Big-Game" Fishing Imagery; C h a p t e r 5: Deadliest Catch: Fishing Imagery and Tragedy; C h a p t e r 6: "It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times": Fishing Imagery, Polarity, and Prophetic Literature; C h a p t e r 7: Reeling It In: Concluding Reflections; Bibliography; Index of Authors.
