{"product_id":"family-of-the-king-9789004116603","title":"Family of the King","description":"Nearly all metaphors in the Gospel according to John relate to ancient family imagery. Thus, the disciples are \u003ci\u003eborn of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e; the Father \u003ci\u003eprovides them with bread and drink\u003c\/i\u003e (water); He \u003ci\u003eeducates\u003c\/i\u003e them and \u003ci\u003eprotects\u003c\/i\u003e them and a \u003ci\u003edwelling\u003c\/i\u003e is prepared for them, and so on. This family imagery, which is interwoven throughout the Gospel in a complex network, provides a key to the understanding of the message of the Fourth Gospel.\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, after exploring numerous state-of-the-art theories on metaphor, a customised metaphor theory is developed from the Fourth Gospel itself, which can be applied to the analysis of the Gospel as a whole. The theory is based on two of the best-known metaphors in the Fourth Gospel: \u003ci\u003eI am the Good Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI am the True Vine\u003c\/i\u003e. Subsequently, all other metaphors are analysed according to this theory.","brand":"Jan G. van der Watt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48310319579387,"sku":"9789004116603","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9789004116603.jpg?v=1772491064","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/family-of-the-king-9789004116603","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}