As ploughing and reaping draw near to her: a reading of Sirach 6:18-37
The figure of Wisdom in Sirach is a metaphor, not a hypostasis. To be precise, it is a feminine personification of wisdom that is filled out with a cluster of metaphors. Sirach 6:18-37 uses metaphors of agriculture, hunting, yoking and courtship to descriptionbe the quest for wisdom. It is not the a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2000
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2000, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 364-379 |
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Sirach 6:18-37
B Wisdom in Sirach B Christianity |
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| Summary: | The figure of Wisdom in Sirach is a metaphor, not a hypostasis. To be precise, it is a feminine personification of wisdom that is filled out with a cluster of metaphors. Sirach 6:18-37 uses metaphors of agriculture, hunting, yoking and courtship to descriptionbe the quest for wisdom. It is not the abstract concept of wisdom but the personified Woman Wisdom that acts as the tenor for this metaphor cluster, lending coherence to the diverse array of images in the text. The figure functions to highlight the attitudinal, affective dimensions ofthe wisdom quest. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_858 |
