A clash of gods – Conceptualising space in Daniel 1
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A clash of gods – Conceptualising space in Daniel 1 | |
| Creator | de Bruyn, J. Jacobus | |
| Description | Applying cognitive linguistics to the text of Daniel 1 is a useful exegetical aid for a better understanding of the narrative. Studying the author’s use of ‘spatial markers’ such as ‘Jerusalem’, ‘Babylon’, ‘temple’ and some other spatial features, makes it possible to reconstruct the narrative into a ‘cognitive spatial frameset’. In this particular exegetical frameset, Daniel 1 can be described as a narrated confrontation between Yahweh and the gods of Babylon. Within this conflict between deities, Daniel, the divine agent becomes a spatial embodiment of Yahweh’s power and authority to act inside a hostile, non-Israelite environment and at the same time undermines the authority of the Babylonian gods. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2014-02-25 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v70i3.1956 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 70, No 3 (2014); 6 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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