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The Language of the Kingdom and Jesus: Parable, Aphorism and Metaphor in the Sayings Material Common to the Synoptic Tradition and the Gospel of … fur die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, 102) Reprint 2010 Edition
Author(s): Jacobus Liebenberg (Author)
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 9 Nov. 2000
- Edition: Reprint 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 561 pages
- ISBN-10: 3110167336
- ISBN-13: 9783110167337
Book Description
This study interprets Jesus’ parables and the sayings tradition regarding the Kingdom of God from a cognitive linguistic understanding of metaphor. It also shows what contribution the theory of metaphor can make when the parables and aphorisms are studied in research on the historical Jesus. The metaphoric nature and polyvalency of the parables and aphorisms of the Jesus tradition undermine their value for research on the historical Jesus. The author doubts whether the parables and sayings of the Jesus tradition can be employed to reconstruct the historical Jesus.
