Biblical ambiguities : metaphor, semantics, and divine imagery /
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| Author / Creator: | Aaron, David, 1957- |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001. |
| Description: | ix, 221 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism, 1566-1237 ; v. 4 Brill reference library of ancient Judaism ; v. 4. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4439898 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1.. Introduction: Ambiguity and Figurative Speech
- 2.. Distinguishing Metaphors from Non-Metaphors
- 3.. A Non-Binary Conceptualization of Meaning
- 4.. Toward a Model for Gradient Judgments
- 5.. Typicality Conditions and Relevance
- 6.. Metaphor as a Gradient Judgment
- 7.. Idolatry: The Most Challenging Metaphor
- 8.. Aniconism as a Narrowing of the Conditions-of-Relevance
- 9.. Conclusion
- Bibliography of Works Cited
- Index of Names and Subjects
- Index of Scriptural References