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Author Forti, Tova.

Title Animal imagery in the book of Proverbs / by Tova L. Forti.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 193 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Supplements to the Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 118
Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 118.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-179) and indexes.
Contents Preface; Abbreviations and Short References; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Animal Imagery as a Literary and Artistic Device; Chapter 3: Paradoxical Juxtaposition of Animal Imagery and Social Categories; Chapter 4: Animals as Models for Human Society; Conclusion; Appendix A: Animal Imagery as a Hermeneutical Tool for Analyzing the Conceptual Polarity in Qoheleth; Appendix B: A New Criterion for Identifying "Wisdom Psalms"; Bibliography; Index of Scriptural and other Ancient References; Index of Animals; Index of Subjects.
Summary Any treatment of the figurative and symbolic function of animal imagery in biblical literature requires special attention to its contextual meaning and cultural evaluation.
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Subject Bible. Proverbs -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. Proverbs.
Bible. Proverbs -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. Proverbs.
Sprichwörter (Bibel)
Sprichwörter <Bibel>.
Symbolism in the Bible.
Symbolism in the Bible.
Animals in the Bible.
Animals in the Bible.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Forti, Tova. Animal imagery in the book of Proverbs. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 (DLC) 2007047585
ISBN 9789047423621 (electronic book)
9047423623 (electronic book)
9789004162877 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9004162879 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 10.1163/ej.9789004162877.i-196