Conceptual Blending in Early Christian Discourse: A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of Pastoral Metaphors in Patristic Literature

245 Pages·2018·2.027 MB·English

by  Aleksander Gomola

Aleksander Gomola
Conceptual Blending in Early Christian Discourse

Aleksander Gomola
Conceptual Blending in
Early Christian Discourse
A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis of Pastoral Metaphors
in Patristic Literature
Produced with the support of Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
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in preparing this monograph. Sophie Wagenhofer took this project under her
wings and provided assistance in its initial phase. Olena Gainulina and her
team prepared the conceptual blend diagrams that are discussed in this mono-
graph.AndAaronSanborn-Overbyprovidedexcellentadvice,constantsupport,
meticulousrevisingofmyfootnotesandbibliography,andtheideaforthecover
design of this book.
I would also like to thank Christopher Walker for a careful proofreading of
my manuscript, my anonymous Reviewers for all comments and suggestions
andJagiellonianUniversityinKraków,Poland,forfinancialsupportforthispub-
lication.
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during my work on this monograph.
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Contents
List of Tables X
List of Figures X
Abbreviations XI
Introduction 1
Overview 3
 The aim and theoretical framework of this monograph 6
. The aim and scope of this monograph 6
. Conceptual Blending Theory 10
.. How blending works 11
.. Vital relations 16
.. Conceptual networks 17
Mirror networks 
Single-scope networks 
Double-scope networks 
.. Conceptual integration beyond language 22
Material anchors 
Blending in rituals 
. Folk models 27
 Conceptual blending in biblical exegesis 31
. Mirror networks 32
. Single-scope networks 37
. Double-scope networks 40
. From conceptual networks to stable cultural metaphors 43
 The cultural background of the image of the church asa flock 45
. Conceptual blends for the church 45
. The cultural-experiential basis of the image of the church asa
flock 47
. Shepherding experienceand shepherding imagery in the
Bible 50
.. The Hebrew Bible 51
.. The New Testament 53
VIII Contents
. The folk model of shepherding 58
 A taxonomy of blends which constitute the image of the church as a
flock in early Christian discourse 60
. the flock of the church is the flock of Israel 62
. Shepherds are the shepherd 65
. The church is God’s flock 67
 THE FLOCKOF THE CHURCH IS THE FLOCK OF ISRAEL (FCFI) 71
 SHEPHERDSARE THE SHEPHERD (SAS) 75
. The SAS blend as the conceptual basis for the authority of
members of the clergy 75
. Members of the clergy, as good shepherds, should be ready to
die for their flocks 80
. “The true shepherd” vs “a hireling” 84
 The THECHURCH IS GOD’S FLOCK (CGF) blend in the New Testament and
shepherding imagery in The Shepherd of Hermas 87
. The CGF blend in Luke 12:32 and Eph 4:11. 87
. The CGF blend in Acts 20:28–30 89
. The CGF blend in 1 Peter 5:2–4 91
. Shepherding imagery in The Shepherd of Hermas 94
 The CGF blend as a conceptual instrument in early church life and
practice 96
. The clergy and laity asshepherds and sheep 97
.. The CGF blend as the conceptual basis of clerical authority 99
.. The CGF blend as the conceptual framework of John Chrysostom’s
Six Books on the Priesthood. 103
.. The GCF blend in selected church orders: Didascalia Apostolorum,
Apostolic Constitutions and The Apostolic Tradition 105
.. The bishops are rams blend 108
. The teaching is feeding sheep blend 112
. The the lost sheep and a straying sheep blends 121
.. The the lost sheep blend 123
.. The a straying sheep blend 130
. The beware of the wolf blend 132
. The wolves are turned into sheep blend 140
. The beware of dogs and the bishops are dogs blends 144
Contents IX
. The a sick sheep blend 150
 The THECHURCH IS GOD’S FLOCK blend asa conceptual instrument in
early church liturgy and theology 157
. The CGF blend as the conceptual basis for baptismal liturgy and
theology 157
.. The baptism is branding sheep blend 157
.. The baptism is washing sheep blend 168
.. Shorn sheep in Song 4:2 as Christians receiving baptism 169
.. Material anchors of the CGF blend in the context of
baptism 179
. God’s flock is one flock – the CGF blend asa conceptual
instrument in propagating church unity 181
. The the lost sheep is humanity blend 186
Conclusion 194
Appendix 200
Bibliography 203
Primary Sources 203
Secondary Sources 207
Index of Subjects 219
Index of Ancient and Medieval Sources 224
Index of Biblical Sources and Pseudepigrapha 228