Metaphorical explorations of the heart in the Old Testament : a few remarks
Date
2007
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Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology
Abstract
Ancient Israelite anthropology considered the heart to be the seat of emotions, personality,
rationality and volition. Multiple allusions to the heart in the Old Testament support such a
notion. This paper investigates four conceptual metaphors, namely The Heart as a Living
Organism, The Heart as an Object of Value, The Heart as a Solid and The Heart as a
Container as a means of illuminating the cognitive reality behind the metaphorical
expressions of the heart occurring in the Old Testament. Through a cognitive analysis of
the relevant textual information it is demonstrated that there exists a link between
metaphors, body and experience.
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CITATION: Basson, A. 2007. Metaphorical explorations of the heart in the Old Testament : a few remarks. Scriptura, 96:310-315, doi:10.7833/96-0-1158.
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Bible. Old Testament, Heart -- Religious aspects, Conceptual metaphors of the heart
Citation
Basson, A. 2007. Metaphorical explorations of the heart in the Old Testament : a few remarks. Scriptura, 96:310-315, doi:10.7833/96-0-1158