"indem er Feuer und Würmer in ihr Fleisch gibt" (Jdt 16,17) : die Metaphern in Jdt 16,17 vor dem Hintergrund von Jes 66,24

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  • Following the narration of a rescue from a hopeless situation the book of Judith ends with a hymnically fashioned song, which combines the gratitude for the rescue with a review on what occurred. Remarkably, this narratological important part of the narrative ends with a phrasing which not only differs from the characteristic style of the final speech but also cites the end of the book of Isaiah (66:24). This is the point of departure for the considerations. They are going to trace the meaning and literary function of this foreign imagery fromFollowing the narration of a rescue from a hopeless situation the book of Judith ends with a hymnically fashioned song, which combines the gratitude for the rescue with a review on what occurred. Remarkably, this narratological important part of the narrative ends with a phrasing which not only differs from the characteristic style of the final speech but also cites the end of the book of Isaiah (66:24). This is the point of departure for the considerations. They are going to trace the meaning and literary function of this foreign imagery from Isaiah 66:24 in the narrative of Judith.show moreshow less

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Author: Barbara SchmitzGND, Judith Gärtner
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-108952
Document Type:Book article / Book chapter
Faculties:Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät / Institut für Biblische Theologie
Language:German
Year of Completion:2014
Source:M. Witte (Hg.), The Metaphorical Use of Language in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (DCLY), Berlin / New York 2014, 107-123.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110373998.107
Dewey Decimal Classification:2 Religion / 22 Bibel / 229 Apokryphen, Pseudepigraphen
Tag:fire; flesh; imaginery; literary function; narrative of Judith; worm
Release Date:2016/02/03
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht