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The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study
Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/101045 The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study Ruark, Joel D. Jonker, Louis C. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Old and New Testament. Semantics Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Old Testament -- Introductions Bible. Old Testament -- History of Biblical events UCTD Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2017. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Even a casual reading of the Old Testament demonstrates that the ancient Israelite writers clearly conceived of some kind of conceptual relationship between light and YHWH. Theologians disagree concerning its precise nature, however, advocating anything from a simple metaphorical relationship with no metaphysical meaning to a full ontological equivalency of YHWH (primitively, as a sun-god) and the sun. The thesis applies the principles of cognitive semantics to the lexeme אור (light) in Biblical Hebrew and develops a working hypothesis of the conceptual relationship between light and YHWH in the ancient Israelite cognitive environment. After constructing a cognitive model of the lexeme אור in Biblical Hebrew, the thesis then tests this model and its derived conclusions against theological writings concerning light in the interpretive history of the Old Testament, with special focus on contributions made in the last fifty years. This comparative investigation seeks to determine how the recent developments of cognitive linguistic theory either confirm or correct previous understandings of the theological significance of light in Old Testament literature. On the basis of testing this cognitive model of light, the thesis proposes a working hypothesis concerning the relationship between light and YHWH in the ancient Israelite conceptual world and delineates a set of methodological principles for a future study to develop a more precise and fully articulated theology of light in the Old Testament. The concluding chapter explores the implications of both the cognitive model of light and the academic discipline of cognitive linguistics within Old Testament studies and the broader theological landscape. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming 2017-02-20T06:07:21Z 2017-03-29T12:01:44Z 2017-02-20T06:07:21Z 2017-03-29T12:01:44Z 2017-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/101045 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 166 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Semantics Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Old Testament -- Introductions Bible. Old Testament -- History of Biblical events UCTD Ruark, Joel D. The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study |
| title | The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study |
| title_full | The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study |
| title_fullStr | The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study |
| title_short | The theological significance of light (אור) in the Old Testament : an applied cognitive linguistic study |
| title_sort | theological significance of light אור in the old testament an applied cognitive linguistic study |
| topic | Semantics Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Old Testament -- Introductions Bible. Old Testament -- History of Biblical events UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/101045 |
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