Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Revue Biblique
Angaben zur Quelle:
128,2 (2021) 173-189
Keywords:
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Water in the Bible
;
Death in the Bible
;
Metaphor in the Bible
Abstract:
The paper focuses on the use of metaphors in Jonah 2:3-10. A complex imagery of water and death is present in Jonah’s psalm. The poem is largely vertically oriented, using images expressing depth and distance. Terms of movement, orientation, and distance are related to the water and death metaphors in order to express spiritual distance from God. Jonah’s psalm echoes the narrative, showing how the outer events regarding Jonah produced their effect on the inner of Jonah. The prophet describes the experience of a spiritual descent into death (far from God) and of being raised back to life.
DOI:
10.2143/RBI.128.2.3289323
URL:
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