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Psalm 18 in Words and Pictures
A Reading Through Metaphor
Series: - Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 127
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In Psalm 18 in Words and Pictures: A Reading Through Metaphor, Alison Gray engages in an in-depth study of the figurative language of Psalm 18, demonstrating the necessity of a dynamic approach to metaphor interpretation within a given textual unit. As one of the longest and most elaborate in the Hebrew Bible, Psalm 18 provides fertile soil for studying the interplay between words and images. While previous studies of the Psalm have focused on questions of form, structure, or unity - as well the relation to its Doppeltext of 2 Samuel 22 - Alison Gray explores the ways in which a metaphor-oriented hermeneutic enriches the psalmâs translation and exegesis.
Alison Gray, Ph.D. (2012), Cambridge University (Selwyn College), is currently a researcher for the Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database Project at Cambridge University, and is a visiting lecturer at Cambridge and King's College London.
"The volume presents a thorough investigation of the âword picturesâ in the text, their interrelated nature throughout the psalm, and implications for understanding the psalmâs unity and purpose."
Lesley DiFransico, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore
Lesley DiFransico, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore
Of interest to academic libraries and to undergraduates and post-graduates with an interest in the application of metaphor theories to Biblical Studies; Hebrew Semantics; Cognitive Linguistics; and Psalms interpretation.