Childbirth as a metaphor for crisis : evidence from the ancient Near East, the Hebrew Bible, and 1QH XI, 1-18

Childbirth as a metaphor for crisis : evidence from the ancient Near East, the Hebrew Bible, and 1QH XI, 1-18 /

Crises and catastrophes of all kinds have always confronted humans with great challenges. The present study examines the question of how literary texts process and deal with these challenges through the imaginary world of metaphors. It concentrates on the metaphor of childbirth, which compares peopl...

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Main Author: Bergmann, Claudia D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 2008.
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 382.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Metaphor in the Bible.
Disasters > Religious aspects.
Childbirth > Biblical teaching.
Childbirth > Religious aspects.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Literature, Ancient > History and criticism.
Metaphor in literature.
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