Cognitive science applied to Pauline metaphors in 1 Thessalonians: conceptual blending and the sleep and death motif.: An article from: Style
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Author(s)Martin Ramey
PublisherThomson Gale
ISBN / ASINB000GIMZUY
ISBN-13978B000GIMZU2
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From the author: Cognitive science meets theology in this essay in a manner that could lead to new and better interpretations of biblical texts. Mark Turner's work on blended spaces offers scientific critical apparatus for scholars interested in the biblical text. Metaphors are limited when applied to disanalogies, and theology has too often resorted to phrases such as "beloved paradox" and "apparent contradiction." The sleep and death language in 1 Thessalonians is not paradoxical, as is often thought. The scientific nature of Turner's work demonstrates that the disanalagous correspondence of the sleep and death language for which Paul opts in his letter to Thessalonica addresses the real fears of the believers. Paul attempts to relieve their fears through a new idea: for Paul, the Christian does not die like anybody else. The "dead in Christ" are in a special sleep state that can be described by using Turner's concept of blended space, created in this instance by ideas drawn from the input spaces of sleep and death.
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Title: Cognitive science applied to Pauline metaphors in 1 Thessalonians: conceptual blending and the sleep and death motif.
Author: Martin Ramey
Publication:Style (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Page: 175(13)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: Cognitive science meets theology in this essay in a manner that could lead to new and better interpretations of biblical texts. Mark Turner's work on blended spaces offers scientific critical apparatus for scholars interested in the biblical text. Metaphors are limited when applied to disanalogies, and theology has too often resorted to phrases such as "beloved paradox" and "apparent contradiction." The sleep and death language in 1 Thessalonians is not paradoxical, as is often thought. The scientific nature of Turner's work demonstrates that the disanalagous correspondence of the sleep and death language for which Paul opts in his letter to Thessalonica addresses the real fears of the believers. Paul attempts to relieve their fears through a new idea: for Paul, the Christian does not die like anybody else. The "dead in Christ" are in a special sleep state that can be described by using Turner's concept of blended space, created in this instance by ideas drawn from the input spaces of sleep and death.
Citation Details
Title: Cognitive science applied to Pauline metaphors in 1 Thessalonians: conceptual blending and the sleep and death motif.
Author: Martin Ramey
Publication:Style (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Page: 175(13)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
