To know what is before one’s face : group-specific metaphors and the composition of the Gospel of Thomas

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dc.contributor.author Liebenberg, J.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-03-19T09:33:31Z
dc.date.available 2010-03-19T09:33:31Z
dc.date.issued 2002
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dc.description.abstract This article uses the insights of second-generation cognitive linguistics to interpret some of the metaphoric sayings in the Gospel of Thomas. It is an attempt to show how the identification and use of conventional metaphors influence the understanding of poetic language. Group-specific metaphors, as a manifestation of basic conventional metaphors, are identified, providing a conceptual framework against which some Thomas sayings are interpreted. These basic metaphors then provide cohesion for the interpretation of some apparently disparate sayings in the Gospel of Thomas. en
dc.description.uri http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1001341 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Liebenberg, L 2002, 'To know what is before one’s face: Group-specific metaphors and the composition of the Gospel of Thomas', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 593-607.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive] en
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13599
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.rights Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Thomas en
dc.subject Poetic language en
dc.subject Gospel of Thomas en
dc.subject.lcsh Metaphor -- Religious aspects -- Christianity en
dc.subject.lcsh Cognitive grammar en
dc.subject.lcsh Jesus Christ -- Words en
dc.subject.lcsh Linguistics en
dc.title To know what is before one’s face : group-specific metaphors and the composition of the Gospel of Thomas en
dc.type Article en


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