Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel

by Stovell, Beth M.

• ISBN13: 9789004223615
• ISBN10: 9004223614
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-01
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

Summary

In Mapping Metaphorical Discourse in the Fourth Gospel, Beth M. Stovell examines themetaphor of Jesus as king throughout the Fourth Gospel using an interdisciplinary metaphor theory incorporatingcognitive and systemic functional linguistic approaches with literary approaches. Stovell argues that the theme ofJesus as king provides one of the unifying themes of John's overall message. Examining the place of the OldTestament metaphors of Messiah, eternal life/life of the age, shepherd, and exaltation in the conceptualmetaphorical network of John's Gospel, Stovell asserts that John's Gospel describes the just character of Jesus'kingship, the subversion of power implicit in his crucified form of kingship, and the necessity of response to Jesus asking and his reign.

Author Biography

Beth M. Stovell, Ph.D. (2012, McMaster Divinity College) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Florida. She co-edited Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views (InterVarsity, 2012) and is currently writing Minor Prophets I (Zondervan, 2015).

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Kingdom, Kingship, and John's Gospel	p. 3
Johannine Scholarship and Issues of Kingship	p. 4
Kingship in the Synoptic Gospels Versus John's Gospel	p. 12
The Turning Tide in Kingdom and Kingship	p. 13
Metaphor and John's Gospel	p. 19
Thesis Statement	p. 24
Research Methodology/Model/Framework	p. 24
Chapter by Chapter	p. 25
Waterskiing Across Metaphor's Surface: A Linguistic and Literary Metaphor Theory	p. 29
Metaphor Theory: A Brief History, Definition of Terms, and a New Proposal	p. 31
Philosophy	p. 31
The Value of Philosophical Clarity	p. 33
Reality and Metaphor	p. 34
Knowledge and Metaphor	p. 36
Metaphor and Ideology	p. 37
Linguistics	p. 39
Cognitive Linguistics and Metaphor	p. 39
The Cognitive/Functional Divide	p. 50
Hallidayan Functional Linguistics and Metaphor	p. 51
Literary Theory	p. 65
Using Literary Theories	p. 66
Steps for the Model	p. 68
A Step-by-Step Model	p. 68
The Necessity of these Steps	p. 70
God is King: Metaphors of Kingship in the Hebrew Bible	p. 73
Past Scholarship	p. 75
Kingship in the Hebrew Bible	p. 77
Deuteronomy 17: A "Paradigm" of Kingship	p. 77
Historical Texts	p. 81
The "Davidic" Royal Psalms	p. 99
Prophetic Texts	p. 111
Conclusions	p. 132
The Anointed King: Messiah and Kingship in John 1	p. 135
Assessing the Conceptual Domains of King and Prophet	p. 136
Discourse Analysis of John 1	p. 137
Impact of Discourse Analysis on Metaphors in John 1	p. 147
Lexical Cohesion	p. 148
Metaphorical Blending Analysis: Messiah and its Related Metaphors in John 1	p. 152
Conceptual Blending and Kingship Terms	p. 167
"Messiah" in John 11 and John 20	p. 170
Martha's Confession and the Raising of Lazarus	p. 171
The Stated Purpose of John's Gospel and the Confessions about Jesus	p. 174
Conclusion: Rhetorical and Theological Purpose of the use of Messiah and King in John 1	p. 177
Jesus' Identity as King	p. 178
Subverting the Power of Kings: Kingship and Contested Authority	p. 179
Everlasting, Living Kingship: The King's Character and the Response	p. 180
The Eternal King: Metaphors of Eternal Life and Kingship in John 3	p. 181
Past Scholarship of John 3	p. 181
Discourse Analysis of John 3:1-21	p. 183
Impact of Discourse Analysis on Metaphors in John 3:1-21	p. 195
Lexical Cohesion in John 3:1-21	p. 196
Metaphorical Blending Analysis: The Eternal King in John 3:1-21	p. 199
The Eternal King in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Literature	p. 199
Familial Metaphors	p. 203
Eternal Life and Jesus' Kingship	p. 208
Sensory Metaphors and Kingship	p. 211
Refuge/Salvific and Judging Metaphors and Kingship	p. 213
Naming Metaphors and Kingship	p. 214
Rhetorical and Theological Implications of the Eternal King	p. 216
Eternal Life and God's Kingdom: The Character and Identity of the King	p. 216
Everlasting, Living Kingship and Justice: Response to the King	p. 218
The Shepherd King: Metaphors of Pastoralism and Kingship in John 9-10	p. 221
Past Scholarship of John 9-10	p. 222
Discourse Analysis of John 9-10	p. 224
Impact of Discourse Analysis on Metaphors in John 9-10	p. 236
Lexical Cohesion	p. 238
Metaphorical Blending Analysis: Light of the World and Shepherd-King in John 9-10	p. 241
Sensory Metaphors and Kingship	p. 241
The Son of Man as Judge and Kingship	p. 243
The Shepherd-King, Biblical Justice, and Contested Authority	p. 245
Rhetorical and Theological Implications of the Shepherd King	p. 251
Kingship, Contested Authority, and Jesus' Identity or Which One Flock and Which One Shepherd?	p. 252
The Good Shepherd and Biblical Justice: The King's Character	p. 253
The Good Shepherd and his Good Sheep?: Kingship and Response	p. 254
Blessed be the King of Israel: The Triumphal Entry and Kingship in John 12	p. 257
Discourse Analysis of John 12	p. 258
Jesus, the King of Israel (John 12:9-19)	p. 259
The Son of Man's Hour (John 12:20-36)	p. 260
Fulfilling Prophecy (John 12:37-43)	p. 262
Believing in the Son, Believing in the Father (John 12:44-50)	p. 264
Lexical Cohension	p. 267
Metaphorical Blending Analysis: Kingship and Contested Authority in John 12	p. 268
Don't Fear, Daughter Zion ... Your King is here: Quotation and Metaphor in John 12	p. 268
John 12: Familial, Judicial, and Royal Metaphors	p. 274
Contested Authority and Kingship in John 12	p. 275
Rhetorical and Theological Implications of Jesus' Kingship in John 12	p. 277
King of Comfort for the Oppressed	p. 277
Kingship Clustering and the "Ruler of the World"	p. 278
The Crucified and Exalted King: Contested Kingship in John 18-19	p. 279
Discourse Analysis	p. 281
Metaphorical Blending Analysis: Exaltation and Contested Authority in John 18-19	p. 293
Contested Authority and Kingship in John 18-19	p. 297
We have no King but Caesar?: Rhetorical and Theological Implications in John 18-19	p. 301
King of Comfort for the Oppressed	p. 301
Which King? Discipleship and Allegiance	p. 302
Exaltation in the Cross: Inaugurated Resurrection	p. 303
Who is this King of Glory?: Implications of Kingship Metaphors in John's Gospel	p. 305
Summary	p. 305
Further Research Based on this Study	p. 308
Appendices	p. 311
Bibliography	p. 319
Index of Modern Authors	p. 349
Index of Names and Subjects	p. 358
Index of Ancient Sources	p. 369
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