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