Examples Of Metaphors In The Bible

A humble, honest man who stayed true to his word, and a historical figure to be remembered indefinitely are both phrases that can be used to describe the way James McPherson views Abraham Lincoln throughout his lifetime and presidency. In writing Abraham Lincoln, McPherson sought to concisely capture the most important events of Lincoln’s life along with his input on why he felt that Lincoln was such a tremendous leader. The three main points of his argument include Lincoln’s prior government experience and stance on issues, his changes while in office, and the overall opinions of the general public during his time in office. Lincoln highly disliked his father’s way of parenting, giving him a basis for his future political endeavors.

Lincoln’s optimistic tone encourages all Americans to put behind them the Civil War and progress forward as a united nation once more. President Lincoln calls to action all the peoples of America with sentences such as, “let us strive on to finish the work we are in” and

In 1864, the country was divided due to the Civil War. Both sides had experienced great losses, and many were starting to lose hope. To this day, the Civil War remains the bloodiest war in U.S. history. 1864 was also the same year Abraham Lincoln was reelected for President of the United States. When Lincoln got up to make his second inaugural address, he claimed that because he had done this before, he wasn’t going to use all of the formalities that are often used in inauguration speeches. Instead, he focused mostly on trying to give the people-specifically, the north-hope during this terrible time. In Lincoln’s address, he attempts to give people hope and reunite the country via his use of tone, ethos, logos, and pathos.

?Woe unto the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!? Tying in a spiritual segment enthralled the modest and customary crowds. Using a strict, and ceremonial approach, Lincoln?s tone is very traditional, and the diction exhibited is superb. It flows adequately in a comprehensible manner. The ambiance created is very formal and engaging. His moralistic goals, with faith in God, and the men of his country, are shaped and intertwined in the unique technique he is displaying. He has adopted

Abraham Lincoln takes a more positive outlook on the war and begins to establish motivation in the Americans to finish a war that they have already begun. The motivation Abraham implants in the Americans is demonstrated when he expresses, “ … who shall have borne have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” Lincoln states that they must finish this war not only for themselves but also for all of those other families that are in desperate need of peace and serenity. Abraham becomes a successful, encouraging force for Americans when instead of getting mad because of the war he begins to encourage and motivate them to become

Lincoln's expressions in his tone of voice was an eloquent way of speaking their actions louder than words. Lincoln is trying to inspire those who are listening to

From The Collected works of Abraham Lincoln, published 1953, Rutgers University Press in eight volumes.

Lincoln wrote this address very clearly and logically, so he can illustrate his point of view. He knew all the conflict occurring during this time, and wanted to change those conflicts, so the nations can have a better future. He knew “both parties deprecated war,” but only one would start the war and not let this nation prosper and survive,

In order to introduce normalized concepts of good and evil for rhetorical evaluation, Beowulf’s narrative uses Grendel’s disabilities as a crutch to establish the representational power of those that are considered “different”. In his book The Body Politic: Corporeal Metaphor in Revolutionary France, 1770- 1800, renowned film historian and scholar Antoine de Baecque introduces his concept of “corporeal metaphor”, which proposes that literary narratives use the body as a “material metaphor” in order to make concrete that which is abstract (CITE!). According to de Baecque‒“Representing a body in its specificity as the bearer of an otherwise intangible concept grounds the reality of an ideological meaning” (CITE!). A relevant example of this

With only intentions of solidarity Lincoln speaks with a reverent and optimistic tone, which differentiates his speech from the typical

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1863) gave inspiration to those who heard his inspiring words. Considering the torments that the Union and Confederacy laboriously endured, the speech he gave attempted to unify the American people through mutual interests. The interests called upon the ethos and pathos of the people and were presented using rhetorical devices to further illustrate the message of hope.

In “The Gettysburg Address," by Abraham Lincoln, he utilizes allusions, repetitions, and antithesis to create a broader understanding of his speech towards his audience. The message that he conveys was to persuade the people in America to not give up and continue to fight for freedom and prosperity in America. However, he conveys this message by using powerful and effectual words to help create a deeper meaning to his speech. The use of allusion is to reference the events that had happen and construct a deeper meaning to his message. He states,“ Our fathers brought forth on this continent."

Thomas Lincoln’s father had made his way to Kentucky a dangerous and lenghty jorney through the Cumberland Gap. The Lincoln family decided to settle in Kentucky. When Thomas was a teenager his father was killed by Indians, leaving him encharge of the Lincoln household. He married a beautiful woman by the name of Nancy, and they raised a beautiful family of three children, one by the name of Abraham. Abraham was an honest and trustworthy boy and was loved by his family. They moved to Indiana, and when Abe was nine, soon after arriving, Nancy Lincoln passed away, leaving Thomas with three young children. Thomas later went on to go back to Kentucky and remarry a woman by the name of Sarah who became the mother figure in the Lincoln’s life. In the book it was made very clear that she thought a lot of Abe and believed that he should go into politics because there was never an agrument he didn’t win. This was undeniably due to his intellegence

Vivid images, from visions, to detailed explanation and accounts of places and events, to symbolic imagery used to explain parables, or teach and encourage the first century churches are driving forces within the Biblical text. Metaphorical language, by virtue of the fact that it preserves the literal meaning of the symbol, while intending an analogical secondary meaning, is able to communicate profound truths about reality, mainly by creating an alternative, symbolic way of seeing and understanding the world. (Liubinskas, Susann. 404) Throughout the New Testament of the Bible the most commonly used images are the: body of Christ, and vine imagery. These images work together to create a powerful example of the necessity for unity among individual believers, and that unity tying them Christ.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that refers, for rhetorical effect, to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas (Anon., n.d.). Aristotle says in his work, The Rhetoric, that metaphors make learning pleasant as they improve our learning quite vigorously; “To learn easily is naturally pleasant to all people, and words signify something, so whatever words create knowledge in us are the pleasantest.” (Aristotle, et al., 1954) Accordingly, this being why I believe that God uses metaphors so we can learn about Him. Likewise, throughout the Bible, God describes Himself as a living person through metaphors, wanting us to relate to Him as an entity who shares similar values and ideals that us humans have—justice, loyalty, honesty, and integrity, to mention a few. Also, in Psalm 33, verse 5, God talks about Himself as someone who loves righteousness and justice, describing Himself as someone who fawns fair and honest thinking. However, ‘tis important to remark that the Bible scriptures were inspired or dictated by God; passed down through divine dictation from God to many prophets, thus every word within the Bible was drafted and thought of by God Himself. Such claim is also held by Roger E. Olson in his work, The Mosaic of Christian Belief; “Just as many Jewish scholars and theologians considered the prophets and their writing specially inspired and even dictated by God…” (Olson, 2002) (90).