Fishers of Fish and Fishers of Men: Fishing Imagery in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East

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, archaeologic...

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Main Author: Yoder, Tyler R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Winona Lake, IN Eisenbrauns 2016
In:Year: 2016
Reviews:[Rezension von: Yoder, Tyler R., Fishers of fish and fishers of men. Fishing imagery in the Hebrew Bible and ancient near east] (2018) (Welton, Rebekah)
Series/Journal:Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations v.4
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Fishing in the Bible
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Yoder, Tyler R: Fishers of Fish and Fishers of Men : Fishing Imagery in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East. - Winona Lake, IN : Eisenbrauns,c2016. - 9781575064581