A Clash of Hands and Tongues—2 Maccabees 14 and 15 in the Framework of Cognitive Linguistics
Applying cognitive linguistics to the text of 2 Maccabees 14 and 15 is a useful tool for our understanding of these narratives. Studying the author of 2 Maccabees 14 and 15's use of the cognitive concepts hands,' right hand' and tongue' in contrasting ways, makes it possible t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2013]
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Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2013, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 62-72 |
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B 2 Maccabees 14-15 B body in religious studies |
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| Summary: | Applying cognitive linguistics to the text of 2 Maccabees 14 and 15 is a useful tool for our understanding of these narratives. Studying the author of 2 Maccabees 14 and 15's use of the cognitive concepts hands,' right hand' and tongue' in contrasting ways, makes it possible to reconstruct the narrative into a structure of body-cosmology.' In this exegetical structure, the narrative of 2 Maccabees 14 and 15 can be described as a confrontation between that which is below' and that which is above' or a conflict of interests between the authority of the God of the Maccabees and a gentile dictator. In this conflict between a heavenly and earthly force, the Maccabees are depicted as those who restore God's reign by their holy actions. |
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| ISSN: | 2471-4054 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/2222582X.2013.11877285 |