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the nature and function of metaphor ought to be unthinkable. Yet a perusal of published commentary shows how typically the Psalms are treated as if they were straightforward expository writing. Recent discussions of metaphor have taught us to look upon metaphor as a lens through which we look at truth
Aug 26, 2024 · In previous studies of Psalms, “metaphors” have often been seen as just ‘poetic ornaments’ rather than as essential elements for conveying messages. However, this study delves into the roles and functions of metaphors within a Psalm to emphasize its dominant theological message.
It first considers metaphor and metonymy in cognitive linguistics and argues that metonymy shapes the language and concepts of praise in the Psalms. It then shows the presence of metonymy in the Psalter’s praise language at the conceptual and lexical levels.
A book that explores the metaphors of refuge, pathway, torah, kingship, water, animals, God and God's presence in the psalms. It aims to restore the poetic and imaginative power of psalmic poetry and its theological significance for the church.
METAPHORS IN THE PSALMS was published in Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures XI on page 315.
- Pierre Van Hecke
To understand metaphor in the Psalms requires that we look at it from four perspectives: as a rhetorical figure (metaphor in itself), metaphor and the reader (the obligations that metaphor imposes on a reader), metaphor and the poet (why poets speak metaphorically), and metaphor and reality (the ontological question of whether metaphor ...
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The elucidation of hitherto misunderstood or unrecognized metaphors; 2. The study of conceptually interrelated clusters of metaphors and 3. The role metaphors play in poetic and argumentative...
