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Jun 10, 2019 · It is not a mis-translation. I 2 Cor 5:2 we have ἐπενδύσασθαι (ependysasthai = clothed), and, οἰκητήριον (oikētērion = dwelling/house). It is definitely a mixed metaphor. Thus, Paul actually says that he longs to be clothed with a heavenly house.
The Bible Gives Us Many Metaphors for the Church. When the New Testament authors start talking about the church and its members, they push this mixing of metaphors into hyperdrive, like hitting the turbo button on a racehorse. Paul talks about being baptized into a body, as if one could be immersed into a torso.
Sep 5, 2024 · The Bible uses metaphor to help us make connections that allow us to understand deeper truths. Jesus often used metaphors to make statements about Himself, as in the examples below: Jesus said, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35). This confused some people.
Nov 28, 2021 · The Bible writers and Jesus often mixed metaphors and the OP has listed a prime example. Here is another example from the writing of Paul in 1 Cor 3 - V1, 2 - Paul uses the metaphor of infants drinking milk; V3 - metaphor of a walk compared to the Christian life; V6, 7 - church compared to a plants in a farm being watered and harvested
Apr 16, 2018 · But in the tenth chapter the writer of the Gospel of John goes all out and has Jesus using not just a metaphor but a mixed metaphor. For in chapter 10, we read that Jesus declared: “I AM the Gate. The gate through which the sheep must pass.” and then mixes it up by saying, “I AM the Good Shepherd.”
Many of his metaphors involved things beyond the Jewish world of the Old Testament because he was speaking to people influenced by and living in Roman and Greek culture. When we have a greater understanding of this cultural context, we can better understand and apply Paul’s writings to ourselves today.
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May 30, 2018 · Only when we meld the Bible’s metaphors in this way are we able to perform our work rightly in this world—neither idolizing it nor evading it. Christians are called to live out the Bible's entire mix of metaphors.
