Despite its centrality in mainstream linguistics, cognitive semantics has only recently begun to establish a foothold in biblical studies, largely due to the challenges inherent in applying such a methodology to ancient languages. The Semantics of Glory addresses these challenges by offering a new, practical model for a cognitive semantic approach to Classical Hebrew, demonstrated through an exploration of the Hebrew semantic domain of glory. The concept of 'glory' is one of the most significant themes in the Hebrew Bible, lying at the heart of God's self-disclosure in biblical revelation. This study provides the most comprehensive examination of the domain to date, mapping out its intricacies and providing a framework for its exegesis.
Author(s): Marilyn E. Burton
Series: Studia Semitica Neerlandica 68
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2017
The Semantics of Glory: A Cognitive, Corpus-Based Approach to Hebrew Word Meaning
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Tables
Figures
Charts
List of Abbreviations
1 Cognitive Semantics
Introduction
Semantics
Structuralism
Structuralism in Biblical Studies
Problems of Structuralism
Componential Analysis of Meaning
Beyond ‘Classical’ Structuralism
Cognitive Semantics
1 Prototype Theory
2 Frame Theory
3 Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and Conceptual Blending
Cognitive Semantics in Biblical Studies: Progress and Challenges
1 Prototype Theory: Gerrit van Steenbergen
2 Frame Theory: Reinier de Blois
3 Conceptual Metaphor Theory: David Aaron
Methodology: Key Features
1 Cognitive
2 Relational
3 Decompositional
4 Exhaustive
5 Corpus-Based
Challenges of the Classical Hebrew Corpus
1 Diachronic Variation
2 Alternative Versions and Textual Damage
3 The Fragmentary Nature of the Corpus
The Next Steps
2 Defining the Domain: Parallelism and Patterns of Language Association
Word Pairs
Parallelism
Preliminary Issues
1. Parallel Terms versus Word Pairs
1.1. Definitions
1.2. Relative Weightings
2. Asymmetric Relations
3. Textual Issues
3.1. Parallel Material and Refrains
3.2. 4QBerakhot
Analysis of כבוד
Preliminary Lexical Issues
צדק/צדקה/צדקות
גבורה/גבורות
גדל/גדולה
עול/עולה
טוב/טוב/טובה
תפארת/תפארה
קודש
שם
פלא, המון, רב
נפש and חיים
Analysis: First Round
Excursus: גבורה, כח and עז
Summary: First Round
Analysis: Second Round
Summary: Second Round
Analysis: Third Round
Summary: Third Round
3 Exploring the Domain
Semantic Features
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Idioms
Antonyms
Distribution
Frame Analysis
כבוד
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
תפארת
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
הדר
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
הוד
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Idioms
Antonyms
Distribution
עז
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
תהלה
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
נצח
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
צבי
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
גאון
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
גאוה
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
גאות
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
4 Interrelations
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Antonyms
Idioms
Distribution
Conclusions
Identity
Ascription
Giving and Taking
Verbs
Causal Relations
Reaction
Associations
Metaphor
Distribution
Brief Overviews
Some Definitions and Translational ‘Equivalents’
Comparison of Results with Traditional Scholarship
Closing Remarks
Appendix. Explanation of the Statistics Given for Lexical Frequency in the Dead Sea Scrolls
כבוד
תפארת
נפלאות
קודש
גבורה
הדר
עז
צדק
כח
טוב
הוד
שלום
אמת
שמחה
שם
צדקה
ישע
תהלה
חכמה
גאות
Bibliography
Exegetical Index
Hebrew Bible
Ben Sira
DSS
Index of Names and Concepts
