The Body as Metaphor: The Structure of a Human and the Meaning of Scripture

This essay considers Philo of Alexandria's metaphor in which he used the dual nature of embodied existence (body and soul) to argue that both literal and allegorical readings are legitimate. It examines the metaphor in the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CTM) developed by George Lakoff...

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Main Author: Sterling, Gregory E. 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2018]
In: Novum Testamentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-39
Further subjects:B Soul music
B Philo of Alexandria
B Allegorical Interpretation
B literal interpretation
B Hermeneutics
B Body
B Metaphor
B New Testament
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