Paul’s Metaphorical Soteriology: Galatians as a Test Case
This study investigates Pauline soteriological language, specifically the variety of metaphors used to interpret salvation, taking Galatians as a test case. The first section begins with an analysis of contemporary “metaphormania” and the lack of consensus on the definition of metaphor, leading to a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2015, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 351-376 |
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| Summary: | This study investigates Pauline soteriological language, specifically the variety of metaphors used to interpret salvation, taking Galatians as a test case. The first section begins with an analysis of contemporary “metaphormania” and the lack of consensus on the definition of metaphor, leading to an outline of the development of the concepts of imagery and metaphor for Pauline studies. The second section evaluates metaphor theory together with the paradigm shift in the post-Ricoeur era. In the third part the author examines the plurality of soteriological metaphors, showing their mutual interaction and coherence in the epistle to the Galatians. In the fourth part this is documented with two metaphors, sonship and freedom. The proposed network of metaphors model, with its own inner logic, is offered as an alternative to the traditional search for a “centre” within Paul’s soteriology/theology and also as an alternative to the reductionist tendency to favour one metaphor above others in an individual letter without solid textual support., |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/neo.2016.0005 |