Fishers of fish and fishers of men: fishing imagery in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East
Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; C h a p t e r 1: Surveying the Water: Introductory Matters; C h a p t e r 2: Heavenly Fishing: Divine Fishers in the Ancient Near East; C h a p t e r 3: Fishers of Men: Divine Discipline as Fishing Image; C h a p t e r 4: Monster Mash: "Big-Game&...
| Summary: | Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; C h a p t e r 1: Surveying the Water: Introductory Matters; C h a p t e r 2: Heavenly Fishing: Divine Fishers in the Ancient Near East; C h a p t e r 3: Fishers of Men: Divine Discipline as Fishing Image; C h a p t e r 4: Monster Mash: "Big-Game" Fishing Imagery; C h a p t e r 5: Deadliest Catch: Fishing Imagery and Tragedy; C h a p t e r 6: "It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times": Fishing Imagery, Polarity, and Prophetic Literature; C h a p t e r 7: Reeling It In: Concluding Reflections; Bibliography; Index of Authors. The metaphor is a hallmark of Classical Hebrew poetry. Some metaphors, such as "Yhwh is king" or "Yhwh is warrior," play a foundational role. The same does not hold for metaphors from the fishing industry. Because they had access to only two major freshwater sources, archaeological research demonstrates that this industry did not play a major socioeconomic role in ancient Israel. Fishing has nevertheless made a substantial contribution to prophetic and wisdom literature. All metaphors manifest reality, but given the physical circumstances of a largely agrarian, nonmarine society, what does the |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
