Extensive Use and Personalization of Metaphors in Jesus’ Teaching: In the Gospel of John - Softcover

E. Ikwulono, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 620910164X ISBN 13: 9786209101649

Verlag: Blessed Hope Publishing, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Recognizing and interpreting figurative language is one of the biggest interpretive issues in the Bible. Since metaphors are non-literal language and must be interpreted as such, metaphors are more difficult to interpret than narrative or didactic portions of the Bible. As the Bible is filled with figurative language, understanding the metaphors of Jesus will give a template for understanding other metaphorical language in the Bible. Without a good understanding of metaphor and particularly, Jesus’ use of metaphor, some of Jesus’ teachings will remain obscure and confusing. Not understanding metaphors has resulted in the misunderstanding and misinterpretation of several teachings of Jesus. Most of the errors have their root in taking literally passages that are metaphorical. Consequently, the interpreter not only loses the express teaching but also misses the special emphasis which the particular metaphor was designed to make.

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Dr. James E. Ikwulono is a Bible lecturer, a preacher of the gospel of Christ, and a researcher. He holds a B. A (Hons) Chemistry from Benue State University, Makurdi; MA degree in New Testament and M. Div. from Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson Tennessee, USA, and a Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament from University of Jos, Plateau State.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Blessed Hope Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 620910164X
• ISBN 13: 9786209101649
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 180
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