| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 203 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Society of Biblical Literature. Early Christianity and its literature ; number 12
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Early Christianity and its literature ; no. 12.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-189) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Metaphor as Rhetorical Strategy -- 2. Establishing the Text, Grammar, and Translation of 1 Thessalonians 2 -- 3. Historical and Social Backgrounds of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 4. Literary Background of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 5. Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother among the Thessalonians -- 6. The Metaphors, the Letters, and Paul the Apostle -- Bibliography -- Ancient Sources Index -- Modern Authors Index -- Subject Index. |
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Metaphor as Rhetorical Strategy -- 1.1. Maternal Imagery in Paul's Letters -- 1.2. Cognitive Metaphor Theory -- 1.3. Metaphor and Rhetoric -- 2. Establishing the Text, Grammar, and Translation of 1 Thessalonians 2 -- 2.1. Issues in 1 Thessalonians -- 2.2. νηπιoι or ηπιoι -- 2.3. Punctuating 1 Thessalonians 2:5--8 -- 2.4. Understanding and Translating 1 Thessalonians 2:5--8 -- 2.5. Summary -- 3. Historical and Social Backgrounds of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 3.1. Historical and Social Background of the Metaphor -- 3.2. Historical and Social Background of the Thessalonian Community -- 3.3. Conclusion -- 4. Literary Background of the Infant and Nurse Metaphors -- 4.1. Infants and Innocence -- 4.2. Nurses and Nursing Mothers -- 4.3. Leader as Nurse -- 4.4. Conclusion -- 5. Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother among the Thessalonians -- 5.1. Analysis of the Infant Metaphor -- 5.2. Analysis of the Nurse Metaphor -- 5.3. Conclusion -- 6. Metaphors, the Letters, and Paul the Apostle -- 6.1. Metaphors, 1 Thessalonians, and Paul's letters -- 6.2. Maternal Metaphors and Paul the Apostle -- 6.3. Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This book employs cognitive metaphor theory and social identity analysis to argue that Pauls infant and nurse metaphors serve his letters rhetorical goals by emphasizing his trustworthiness and creating a kinship relationship among community members and between Paul and the Thessalonians. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Thessalonians, 1st, II, 5-8 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint. |
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Bible. |
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Metaphor in the Bible.
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Metaphor in the Bible. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McNeel, Jennifer Houston. Paul as infant and nursing mother 9781589839663 (DLC) 2014008185 (OCoLC)881386289 |
| ISBN |
9781589839670 (electronic book) |
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1589839676 (electronic book) |
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9781589839663 |
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1589839668 |
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9781589839687 |
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1589839684 |
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