Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother

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Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother is written by Jennifer Houston McNeel and published by Society of Biblical Lit. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1589839676 (ISBN 10) and 9781589839670 (ISBN 13).

Explore the significance of maternal metaphors in the writings of a first-century male missionary and theologian Paul employed metaphors of childbirth or breastfeeding in four out of the seven undisputed epistles. In this book, McNeel uses cognitive metaphor theory and social identity analysis to examine the meaning and function of these maternal metaphors. She asserts that metaphors carry cognitive content and that they are central to how humans process information, construct reality, and shape group identity. Features: A focus on “identity” as the way in which people understand themselves in relation to one another, to society, and to those perceived as outsiders Examination of metaphor as part of Paul’s rhetorical strategy Integration of the work of philosopher Max Black with the work of cognitive linguists George Lakoff and Mark Johnson