A clash of gods – Conceptualising space in Daniel 1
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In this article, cognitive linguistics is applied to the text of Daniel 1 to reconstruct the narrative into a cognitive spatial frameset, which can be described as a narrated confrontation between Yahweh and the gods of Babylon.Abstract:
Applying cognitive linguistics to the text of Daniel 1 is a useful exegetical aid for a better understanding of the narrative. Studying the author’s use of ‘spatial markers’ such as ‘Jerusalem’, ‘Babylon’, ‘temple’ and some other spatial features, makes it possible to reconstruct the narrative into a ‘cognitive spatial frameset’. In this particular exegetical frameset, Daniel 1 can be described as a narrated confrontation between Yahweh and the gods of Babylon. Within this conflict between deities, Daniel, the divine agent becomes a spatial embodiment of Yahweh’s power and authority to act inside a hostile, non-Israelite environment and at the same time undermines the authority of the Babylonian gods.read more
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