{"product_id":"interpreting-biblical-metaphors-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-what-they-mean-for-us-9781540967633","title":"Interpreting Biblical Metaphors: What They Are, How They Work, and What They Mean for Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eRead the Bible's Richest Language with Confidence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiblical metaphors can be complicated and confusing. It can be tempting to read them as universal and context-free, assume they map directly onto modern life, or treat them as interchangeable with contemporary meanings. Some preachers and teachers stretch biblical metaphors beyond what Scripture supports while others ignore them altogether or question their value for communicating truth. Students and pastors need an accessible guide that helps them responsibly interpret and apply biblical metaphors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, two experts cut through the confusion and sidestep common interpretive pitfalls while highlighting the vast beauty, richness, and spiritual significance of biblical metaphors. \u003ci\u003eInterpreting Biblical Metaphors\u003c\/i\u003e will help you\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● understand what biblical metaphors are and how they functioned in their ancient cultural and literary contexts;\u003cbr\u003e● recognize common interpretive pitfalls--including over-spiritualizing, allegorizing, and decontextualizing--and learn how to avoid them;\u003cbr\u003e● navigate difficult or culturally unfamiliar metaphors with greater confidence and care;\u003cbr\u003e● apply biblical metaphors faithfully in preaching, teaching, and personal Bible study; and\u003cbr\u003e● connect metaphor theory to everyday faith and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErin Heim and Beth Stovell explain what biblical metaphors are and how they work, translating the best of contemporary metaphor theories into a clear, accessible approach to biblical hermeneutics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdeal for students of the Bible and hermeneutics, pastors, and lay Bible teachers, \u003ci\u003eInterpreting Biblical Metaphors\u003c\/i\u003e equips readers to understand the value and function of biblical metaphors and to apply them in ways that are faithful to the text and meaningful for everyday faith and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18636003\"\u003eErin Heim\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18636004\"\u003eBeth Stovell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.44w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540967633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540967638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006090\"\u003eBiblical Criticism \u0026amp; Interpretation | Old Testament\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006400\"\u003eBiblical Studies | Exegesis \u0026amp; Hermeneutics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Heim\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Otago) is a tutorial fellow in biblical studies at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, in Oxford, England, and cohosts the \u003ci\u003eOnScript \u003c\/i\u003epodcast. She is a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe State of Pauline Studies \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of \u003ci\u003eAdoption in Galatians and Romans\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Manfred T. Lautenschläger Prize).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeth Stovell\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, McMaster Divinity College) is professor of Old Testament at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She sits on the national team for Vineyard Canada as a theological consultant and has written or edited several books, including \u003ci\u003eBiblical Hermeneutics: Five Views\u003c\/i\u003e (with Stanley E. 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