Figurative language in biblical prose narrative : metaphor in the book of Samuel / [print]
by Andrea L. Weiss.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, (c)2006.
- xii, 252 pages ; 25 cm.
- Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, v. 107 0083-5889 ; .
- Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 107. .
An introduction to the study of metaphor -- Identification of Biblical metaphors: the anomalous aspect of metaphor -- Identification and interpretation of Biblical metaphors: analyzing the analogy inherent in metaphor -- Interpretation of Biblical metaphors: the effect of metaphor -- Metaphor and other tropes -- A reevaluation of the concept of "dead" metaphors.