Patterns of sin in the Hebrew Bible : metaphor, culture, and the making of a religious concept / Joseph Lam.

This work explores the construction of sin as a religious concept in ancient Israel by examining the dominant metaphors used to express the idea in the Hebrew Bible. Building on insights regarding metaphor derived from recent studies in linguistics and philosophy of language, the book identifies and...

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Main Author: Lam, Joseph, 1976- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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