The language and imagery of the Bible /

Caird, G. B. 1917-1984.

The language and imagery of the Bible / G.B. Caird ; with a new introduction by N.T. Wright. - Grand Rapids, MI. : Eerdmans, 1997. - xxviii, 280 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.

Originally published: London : Duckworth, 1980.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The uses and abuses of language --
The meaning of meaning --
Changes of meaning --
Opacity, vagueness and ambiguity --
Hebrew idiom and Hebrew thought --
The Septuagint --
Literal and non-literal --
Comparative language I : simile and metaphor --
Comparative language II : special forms --
Anthropomorphism --
Linguistic awareness --
Language and history --
The language of myth --
The language of eschatology.

0802842216 (alk. paper)

96016345


Bible--Language, style.
Bible. English --Versions.
Bible. English --Versions--New English.

BS537 / .C33 1997

220.6/6