The Metaphor of Illness and Healing in Hosea and Its Significance in the Socio-Economic Context of Eighth-Century Israel and Judah
Seong-Hyuk Hong
One of the central metaphors in the Book of Hosea is the metaphor of illness and healing, which is explicitly or implicitly mentioned with frequency throughout the text. This book focuses on the social connotations of the metaphor of illness and healing in Hosea 5:8-6:3 and 7:1-7. It incorporates a theoretical analysis of metaphor into a sociological discussion about the social reality of eighth-century Israel and Judah as well as a comparative study of the concept of illness and healing in the ancient Near East and traditional East Asia (Korea). This book breaks new ground by exploring the crucial significance of the metaphor in the socio-economic context of eighth-century Israel and Judah.
Рік:
2006
Видавництво:
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Мова:
english
ISBN 10:
0820481556
ISBN 13:
9780820481555
Серії:
Studies in Biblical Literature 95
Файл:
PDF, 6.00 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2006