RT Article
T1 David Aaron. Biblical Ambiguities: Metaphor, Semantics and Divine Imagery. The Brill Reference Library of Ancient Judaism. Leiden: Brill, 2001. ix, 221 pp.
JF AJS review
VO 27
IS 2
SP 313
OP 314
A1 Brettler, Marc Zvi 1958-
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1778840604
AB 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.
DO 10.1017/S0364009403210126