The Decline of the Shepherd Metaphor as Royal Self-Expression1
In the Old Testament, shepherd is a common metaphor of kingship, and this metaphor is sometimes also used to denote the Israelite god as a ruler (See for instance HALOT entry הער ). In Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian and Greek works this metaphor is remarkably more common in pre-exilic literature tha...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-23 |
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Bible. Psalmen 23
/ Shepherd god
/ Shepherd
/ ḥsr
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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