Plant Metaphors in Prophetic Condemnations of Israel and Judah

Download or read book Plant Metaphors in Prophetic Condemnations of Israel and Judah written by Tina M. Sherman and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tina M. Sherman offers a first-of-its-kind, detailed analysis of prophetic passages that depict people as plants—from grasses and grains to fruit trees and grapevines—examining how the biblical authors exploited these metaphors to portray the condemnation and punishment of Israel and Judah in terms of the everyday work of crop farming and plant husbandry. Additionally, she explores how the prophetic authors employed plant imagery to construct national identities that emphasize the people’s collective responsibility for the kingdoms’ fate. Plant Metaphors in Prophetic Condemnations of Israel and Judah demonstrates the usefulness of combining conceptual metaphor theory with aspects of frame semantics in the analysis of patterns of thought and expression in biblical metaphor.