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The language and imagery of the Bible / G.B. Caird ; with a new introduction by N.T. Wright.

By: Publication details: Grand Rapids, MI. : Eerdmans, 1997.Description: xxviii, 280 p. ; pbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0802842216 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6/6 20
LOC classification:
  • BS537 .C33 1997
Contents:
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.
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Book The Emmaus Library Open Shelves 220 Bible General 220.66 CAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 15147

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.

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