The Metaphor of Illness and Healing in Hosea and Its Significance in the Socio-Economic Context of Eighth-Century Israel and Judah
©2006
Monographs
XVIII,
196 Pages
Series:
Studies in Biblical Literature, Volume 95
Summary
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.
Details
- Pages
- XVIII, 196
- Publication Year
- 2006
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781453906477
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9780820481555
- DOI
- 10.3726/978-1-4539-0647-7
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2006 (June)
- Keywords
- Metaphor Hosea Illness Healing Health Krankheit Heilung Metapher Zeithintergrund Hosea (Buch)
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2006. XVIII, 196 pp.