Metaphorik und Christologie

by Jörg Frey, Jan Rohls, Ruben Zimmermann

Metaphors are of particular significance for Christ's discourse in the New Testament and in the history of theology. The present studies examine the forms and functions of meta-phorical Christology in the New Testament, Christ metaphors in late classical antiquity, in Tauler's mysticism, in Luther's writings, or in the 19th century. Systematic papers discuss Christ's words as the "word of God", the relationship of meta-phor and experience, together with fundamental questions of the metaphoric nature of Christological discourse. Topics investigated also include Christ metaphors in lyric poetry and the significance of metaphor for the treatment of Christ's words in religious education.

433 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Dr. theol. habil., is Professor of New Testament interpretation at the University of Munich (Germany). He has published extensively on Qumran, Apocalypticism, Paul and, especially, the Johannine literature.