Zimmermann, Ruben  Geschlechtermetaphorik und Gottesverhältnis. Traditionsgeschichte und Theologie eines Bildfelds in Urchristentum und antiker Umwelt
2001. XV, 791 pages. WUNT II 122

ISBN 978-3-16-147374-6
sewn paper € 89.00

Ruben Zimmermann

Geschlechtermetaphorik und Gottesverhältnis

Traditionsgeschichte und Theologie eines Bildfelds in Urchristentum und antiker Umwelt

[Gender-Specific Metaphors and Their Relation to God. The Traditions and the Theology of an Image Field in Early Christianity and its Ancient Environment. By Ruben Zimmermann.]

Published in German.

Ruben Zimmermann presents the first comprehensive study of the traditional and historical connections in gender-specific metaphors in Old Testament, early Jewish, early Christian and Gnostic traditions. In a precise analysis of the texts, he shows how the human language of love was able to develop into an area which contributed images to a complex of theological metaphors and how conversely religious semantics of love react upon interpersonal love relationships.

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