TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erik Konsmo
PY  - 2011
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781453900598
TI  - The Pauline Metaphors of the Holy Spirit
T2  - The Intangible Spirit’s Tangible Presence in the Life of the Christian
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-0059-8
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1050897
N2  - In the Pauline literature of the New Testament, the characteristics of the Spirit and Christian life are described through the use of metaphor. An interpreter of Paul must understand his metaphors in order to arrive at a complete understanding of the Pauline pneumatological perspective. Thus, The Pauline Metaphors of the Holy Spirit examines how the Pauline Spirit metaphors express the intangible Spirit’s tangible presence in the life of the Christian. Rhetoricians prior to and contemporary with Paul discussed the appropriate usage of metaphor. Aristotle’s thoughts provided the foundation from which these rhetoricians framed their arguments. In this context, The Pauline Metaphors surveys the use of metaphor in the Greco-Roman world during the NT period and also studies modern approaches to metaphor. The modern linguistic theories of substitution, comparison, and verbal opposition are offered as representative examples, as well as the conceptual theories of interaction, cognitive-linguistic, and the approach of Zoltán Kövecses. In examining these metaphors, it is important to understand their systematic and coherent attributes. These can be divided into structural, orientational, and ontological characteristics, which are rooted in the conceptual approach of metaphor asserted by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. This book evaluates these characteristics against each of the Pauline Spirit-metaphors.
KW  - New Testament, Holy Spirit, Pauline Literature/Corpus, Rhetorical Criticism., Apostle Paul
LA  - English
ER  -