The Caird, G. B. (George Bradford) 1917-1984 creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, MI Eerdmans 1997 monographic eng

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xxviii, 280 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. 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. G.B. Caird ; with a new introduction by N.T. Wright. Originally published: London : Duckworth, 1980. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language, style Versions Versions New English BS537 .C33 1997 220.6/6 0802842216 (alk. paper) 96016345 DLC 960327 20140716114422.0 1161952