This reverend is touching on something very important, but doesn't quite define it fully, perhaps neglecting to realize himself that what he speaks of is
more than a metaphor.
The existence of Heaven and Hell is nothing
more than a Metaphor.
In fact, the description of Greek and Latin as «dead» languages was sometimes felt as
more than metaphor.
The morphing of Dean for America into Obama for America was
more than a metaphor for a style of politics.
For her, sight is
more than a metaphor.
«Weighed down by guilt: Research shows it's
more than a metaphor.»
This is something
more than metaphor.
But Reisner's book is nothing
more than a metaphor that is out of touch with geophysical reality.
As a word of warning, bringing up the stock market as anything
more than a metaphor in watching trends is a bit misguided, and puzzling for a statistician to do.
To be sure, a guarantee that in the final analysis rests on little
more than a metaphor is not the most solid basis to erect a doctrine upon....
Not exact matches
One is tempted to use laundry duty as a
metaphor for the priestly task of cleansing the soiled soul, & c, & c.but it is at the same time
more mundane and
more exalted
than that.
It wasn't the summer that brought an end to my doubt, but it was the summer I encountered a different Jesus, a Jesus who requires
more from me
than intellectual assent and emotional allegiance; a Jesus who associated with sinners and infuriated the religious; a Jesus who broke the rules and refused to cast the first stone; a Jesus who gravitated toward sick people and crazy people, homeless people and hopeless people; a Jesus who preferred story to exposition and
metaphor to syllogism; a Jesus who answered questions with
more questions, and demands for proof with demands for faith... a Jesus who healed each person differently and saved each person differently; a Jesus who had no list of beliefs to check off, no doctrinal statements to sign, no surefire way to tell who was «in» and who was «out»; a Jesus who loved after being betrayed, healed after being hurt, and forgave while being nailed to a tree; a Jesus who asked his disciples to do the same...
No
metaphor fits in all ways, and some are
more nonsense
than sense.
It is possible to speculate that if Christianity had begun in a culture less dualistic and antiphysical
than that of the first - century Mediterranean world, it might have been willing, given the
more holistic anthropology and theology of its Hebraic roots, to extend its body
metaphor to God?
The
metaphor does come far closer to pantheism
than the king - realm model, which verges on deism, but it does not identify God totally with the world any
more than we identify ourselves totally with our bodies.
Less ambitious, and for that reason
more persuasive if less dramatic, is the statement by A. Wilder that «true
metaphor or symbol is
more than a sign; it is a bearer of the reality to which it refers» and so the parables are to the disciples»... Jesus» interpretation to them of his own vision by the powers of
metaphor» (Amos N. Wilder, Language of the Gospel [New York: Harper & Row, and London: SCM Press (as Early Christian Rhetoric), 1964], pp. 92 f.)
To state a disbelief in true randomness in nature by saying «God deosn't play dice» is just a
metaphor and one that caused a whole lot
more trouble
than it was ever worth.
Metaphor, which serves as a medium that provides insight into Jesus» parabolic language, is a comparison based on everyday objects or experiences.108 In the words of Wilder,»... a true metaphor or symbol is more than a sign, it is a bearer of the reality to which it
Metaphor, which serves as a medium that provides insight into Jesus» parabolic language, is a comparison based on everyday objects or experiences.108 In the words of Wilder,»... a true
metaphor or symbol is more than a sign, it is a bearer of the reality to which it
metaphor or symbol is
more than a sign, it is a bearer of the reality to which it refers.
So, symbolism is
metaphor with the primary term suppressed.98 Penn emphasized that the language of Jesus is symbolic and that the Kingdom is
more a symbol
than a concept.99 There is a unity between the teachings of Jesus regarding the Kingdom of God and the parables» relation to it.100 Differentiating between concepts and symbols, Eliade asserts:
I take it as established that, for Bergson, calculus is
more than just a handy
metaphor or analogy, but rather, he indeed aimed at framing an approach to the organicist world hypothesis that employs the calculus as its actual method of discovery (i.e., differentiation) and explanation (i.e., integration), and that every discovery is the inverse of an explanation and every explanation the derivative of a discovery.
They are
more like a
metaphor than a simile, for a
metaphor provides «an image with a certain shock to the imagination which directly conveys vision of what is signified.»
Extending this
metaphor, we might notice that this renovation will require
more than one story (pun intended).
The word «flesh» may be closer to Jesus» original eucharistic words
than «body» —
more Hebraic, less Greek, a
more vivid
metaphor, harder to swallow.
These figures of speech are much
more than decorative flowers that brighten the garden of language; for the use of a
metaphor or image can evoke the power of the world view to make it legitimate or illegitimate.
In this view, the depiction of the congregation is
more appropriately Paul's image of the household
than his
metaphor of an earthen vessel holding separate treasure.
Even taught them that its
more about belief in a
metaphor than psychological work.
And he is at his usual best here, casting fresh light on biblical truths, engaging readers with the compelling
metaphor, turning the arresting phrase, and reminding all that the love of God is
more powerful and sweeping
than we can imagine.
It is able by
metaphor to talk publicly about its serious problems,
more able
than most churches I have encountered.
What has changed here is
more fundamental
than the replacement of a hunger
metaphor with a thirst
metaphor, and even
more fundamental
than a replacement of an it with a you.
Fully to consider the applicability of the theory of
metaphor for this purpose would require
more space
than is available here.
Dehumanizing
metaphors are
more than just figures of speech; they affect our thoughts and behavior.
The
metaphor of Father and Son can not mean father and son in an identical earthly sense — indeed, that would make the Son secondary to the Father in time, which involves us in
more theological problems
than we can number.
Metaphor can always be substituted for metaphor and parable for parable; and although one parable or metaphor may be judged more apt or effective than another, none can be thought of as indisp
Metaphor can always be substituted for
metaphor and parable for parable; and although one parable or metaphor may be judged more apt or effective than another, none can be thought of as indisp
metaphor and parable for parable; and although one parable or
metaphor may be judged more apt or effective than another, none can be thought of as indisp
metaphor may be judged
more apt or effective
than another, none can be thought of as indispensable.
It is possible to speculate that if Christianity had begun in a time less dualistic and antiphysical
than was first century Mediterranean culture, it might given the
more holistic anthropology and theology of its Hebraic roots, have been willing to extend its body
metaphors to God.
For such people
metaphor not only promises
more than it can deliver, but its promises are too often grounded on false consciousness, so that a loss of faith in it is the beginning of wisdom — perhaps the philosopher Richard Rorty's discovery (bad news for Haeckel and his kind) that out there there is really no «out there.»
Holly has borrowed Lewis»
metaphor, saying of the Christian poets she had come to love: «I've stepped into that «beam of light» so that I can look with them, and they can show me
more than they could before.»
Nothing could appear
more qualitative
than the Bergsonian self; nothing could seem
more out of place with regard to it
than metaphors taken from the calculus.
It won't be because Cleveland sports are a
metaphor for the city's general malaise, even if that perception is
more than a little tired and outdated.
I was just using it as a
metaphor for saying being on Alcohol is
more dangerous
than being high on weed
This means that organic
metaphors such as seed, stalk, bud and flower; or birth childhood, adulthood and old age are
more relevant to the biography of schools
than mechanical images such as that of an input - output system, a clockwork mechanism or a well - running engine... Read
more.
The governor went into a long
metaphor about how buying one of his daughters a computer for Christmas had caused tension in his household, but it didn't mean he loved any of his children
more than the others.
Zio I always appreciate your cogent and sceptical critiques - including the talent for
metaphor - though it tends
more to the pessimism of the intellect rather
than the optimism of the will.
Using the
Metaphor Map of English database, researchers examined
more than 5,000 examples from the past millennium in which word meanings from one semantic domain, such as «water,» were extended to another semantic domain, such as «mind.»
This original take on the creation myth is
more than just empty
metaphor.
The «observatory» part of the project's name is
more than just
metaphor.
[It's dangerous to] make modern
metaphors but if you look at colonial
metaphors, when European travelers went to the Americas and to Australia, the gene flow tended to be
more into the native groups
than the other way around.
The effect of
metaphor was about twice that of political ideology: Republicans were only 8 %
more likely
than Democrats to propose tough solutions — something you might savor next time a politician feeds you a line.
The results convincingly show that feeling the chill of loneliness is
more than just a
metaphor, says Ozlem Ayduk, a research psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Newton was even
more secretive
than Boyle, disguising his alchemical investigations (he wrote
more than a million unpublished words on the subject) with codes, obscure symbols for chemicals, and colorful
metaphors.
One of the most influential neuroscientists of our day, Ramachandran's groundbreaking work in phantom limbs, human vision, mirror neurons, synesthesia and conceptual
metaphors has taught humanity
more about that organ in our heads
than anyone else.