A Prototype Approach to Hate and Anger in the Hebrew Bible

Deena Grant

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Routledge
09 June 2023

Christianity; Old Testaments; Judaism: sacred texts; Jewish studies

Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism

This innovative book applies findings from the field of cognitive linguistics to the study of emotions in the Hebrew Bible. The book draws on the prototype approach to conceptual categories to help interpret emotion language in biblical passages. Contemporary scholarship has come to recognize that biblical emotion terms do not necessarily possess exact equivalents within our modern lexicons, even if some of these terms express (or appear to express) concepts similar to those conveyed by modern emotion language. In particular, the book focuses on sn’ and ḫrh, which are almost always equated in modern English with hate and anger. However, the ancient Hebrew roots evoke varied and robust emotion-scripts that are quite different than their English counterparts. We see how the prototype script model may help to expose the unique nuances of sn’ and ḫrh and put into profile elements of these emotions that may otherwise go unnoticed. Overall, the study demonstrates that even though modern emotion terms cannot fully capture the ancient emotional experience, our shared use of language to evoke meaning offers us entrée into the emotional world represented in the Hebrew Bible.

By: Deena Grant
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 244g
ISBN: 9781032356556
ISBN 10: 1032356553
Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism
Pages: 106
Publication Date: 09 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Introduction 2 Discerning Modern Hate and Anger Scripts 3 Broad Biblical Sn’-Script 4 Narrative Sn’-Scripts 5 Poetic and Prophetic Sn’-Scripts 6 Broad Biblical Ḥrh-Script 7 Narrative Ḥrh-Scripts 8 Divine Ḥrh-Scripts in Old Poetry and in the Prophets 9 Conclusion Bibliography

Deena E. Grant is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, USA.