TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lim,Kar Yong
TI  - Metaphors and Social Identity Formation in Paul's Letters to the Corinthians
SN  - 9781498282901
AV  - BS2675.53 .L56 2017eb
U1  - 227.206 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Eugene
PB  - Wipf and Stock Publishers
KW  - Bible
KW  - Corinthians, 1st
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Corinthians, 2nd
KW  - Metaphor in the Bible
KW  - Group identity
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Identification (Religion)
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record
N2  - Why did Paul frequently employ a diverse range of metaphors in his letters to the Corinthians? Was the choice of these metaphors a random act or a carefully crafted rhetorical strategy? Did the use of metaphors shape the worldview and behavior of the Christ-followers? In this innovative work, Kar Yong Lim draws upon Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Social Identity Theory to answer these questions. Lim illustrates that Paul employs a cluster of metaphors--namely, sibling, familial, temple, and body metaphors--as cognitive tools that are central to how humans process information, construct reality
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