Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

Previous Research: A Critical Overview

The Scope of This Project

Overview of Chapters

CHAPTER 2 A Working Theory of Metaphor

Introduction

Meaning and Embodied Simulation

Metaphor: A Working Definition

Substitution or Comparison Theories

Contemporary Theories of Metaphor

Janet Martin Soskice: An Interanimation Theory of Metaphor

Metaphor and Exegesis

Text, Context, Intertextuality, and Metaphorical Meaning

Meaning is Indeterminate

Metaphor and Epistemology

Conclusion

CHAPTER 3 Metaphor: Perception, Emotion, Intimacy, and Identity Formation

Introduction

Metaphor and the Individual

Metaphor and Perception

Metaphor and Emotion

Metaphor and Community

Metaphor and the Creation of Intimacy

Intimacy Between Author and Audience

Metaphor and Group Identity

Conclusion

CHAPTER 4 Sketching the Model: The Background and Conventional Use of υἱοθεσία

Introduction

Conventional Meaning, Background, and Translation: Some Methodological Considerations

The Conventional Meaning of υἱοθεσία

Other Proposed Translations, Backgrounds, and Models

Possible Models for υἱοθεσία

Jewish Background

Greek Background

Roman Background

Conclusion

CHAPTER 5 We have Received the Adoption to Sonship: The υἱοθεσία Metaphor in Galatians 4:5

Introduction

Introduction to the Exegetical Chapters

Introduction to Galatians

Galatians 4:5 in the Context of Galatians

Metaphor and Text

The Metaphorical Utterance in Galatians 4:5

The Frame: Galatians 4:1–7

Model, Tenor, and Vehicle

Emphasis and Resonance

Metaphor and Audience

Metaphor and Perception

Highlighting and Hiding

Metaphor and Emotion

Metaphor and Community

Conclusion

CHAPTER 6 We Ourselves Groan Inwardly: The υἱοθεσία Metaphors in Romans 8:15 and 8:23

Introduction

Paul’s Audience in Rome

Romans 8:15–23: Preliminary Exegetical Issues

Metaphor and Text

The Metaphorical Utterance in Romans 8:15 and 8:23

Models, Tenors, and Vehicles

The Frame: Romans 8:12–25

Emphasis and Resonance

Metaphor and Audience

Metaphor and Perception

Metaphor and Emotion

Metaphor and Community

Conclusion

CHAPTER 7 To Whom Belongs the Adoption: The υἱοθεσία Metaphor in Romans 9:4

Introduction

Metaphor and Text

The Metaphorical Utterance in Romans 9:4

Tenor and Vehicle

The Frame: Romans 9:1–5

The Emphasis and Resonance of υἱοθεσία in Romans 9:4

Metaphor and Intertextuality in Romans 9:4

The Old Testament Literature

The Intertestamental Literature

Paul’s “Reflection” of the Sonship Tradition

Metaphor and Audience

Metaphor and Perception

Metaphor and Emotion

Metaphor and Community

Conclusion

CHAPTER 8 Toward a Synthesis of the υἱοθεσία Metaphors

Concluding Summary and Synthesis

The Contribution of Each Chapter

Toward a Synthesis

Pauline Theology and the Hermeneutics of Metaphor

Identifying Metaphors in the Pauline Text

Intertextual Connections in Metaphorical Utterances

Metaphor and Model in Pauline Theology

Metaphor and Theological Categories

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Sources