David Aaron. Biblical Ambiguities: Metaphor, Semantics and Divine Imagery. The Brill Reference Library of Ancient Judaism. Leiden: Brill, 2001. ix, 221 pp.
This is an interesting, well-written and important study, relevant to anyone interested in better understanding metaphor in the Bible, figurative language, or idolatry. David Aaron, Professor of Bible at Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, was trained in rabbinics and li...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2003
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AJS review
Year: 2003, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 313-314 |
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| Summary: | This is an interesting, well-written and important study, relevant to anyone interested in better understanding metaphor in the Bible, figurative language, or idolatry. David Aaron, Professor of Bible at Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, was trained in rabbinics and linguistics at Brandeis University; this training offers him a certain sensitivity to how language, especially what many would consider figurative language, functions. Thus, the book really deals with the importance of understanding semantics for interpretation. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4541 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0364009403210126 |