Metaphors and New Testament Theology

The Temple as a Test Case for a Theology of New Testament Metaphors

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3522342
AutoresJonathon Lookadoo (0000-0003-2137-5744, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen13
Número5
Páginas436
Fecha de publicación2022-05-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel13050436
OpenAlexW4280621652
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas62

Researchers within New Testament Studies have attempted in recent years to articulate the multifaceted identity of a broad discipline. The place of New Testament Theology (NTT) remains disputed within the guild. Some would like to remove NTT from fields of research undertaken within Arts and Humanities departments, while others argue that the New Testament cannot be properly understood without an eye to its theological claims. This article employs the ongoing tension as a starting point from which to argue that metaphors provide a fruitful field of study within NTT. The study of metaphors allows readers of the New Testament to draw upon broader research within the Humanities, while wrestling with the theological claims of New Testament texts. The article outlines recent studies of metaphors in a range of fields before exploring metaphorical uses of temple imagery within the Gospel of John, the Pauline letters, and Revelation. Temple metaphors employ the same image with multiple referents so that the study of metaphors may also illustrate unity and diversity within the New Testament. The study of metaphors deserves further consideration within NTT, since multiple avenues for exploration open when undertaking such research

Aesthetics · Art · Biblical theology · Christian Identity · Gospel · Literature · Metaphor · New Testament · Old Testament · Revelation · Sociology · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy