Interpretation of the triumph metaphor in 2 Cor 2:14 as a methodological problem Cover Image

Interpretacja metafory triumfu w 2 Kor 2:14 jako problem metodologiczny
Interpretation of the triumph metaphor in 2 Cor 2:14 as a methodological problem

Author(s): Michał Pawikowski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Ancient World, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Fundacja im. Rafała Taubenschlaga
Keywords: 2 Cor;triumph;metaphor;methodology;Bayes’ theorem

Summary/Abstract: The case of 2 Cor 2:14–17 illustrates the methodological problem of interpreting animagery that refers to a cultural phenomenon that is not clear to us. There is a needfor a method through which it would be possible to: a) interpret a specific metaphor; b) determine whether the interpretation is plausible; and c) compare the plausibility of alternative interpretations. In this article, the author presents such amethodology based on Christoph Heilig’s approach: first in theoretical form, andthen in practice, using as an example the triumph metaphor in 2:14 and three selected ways of understanding it.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: XIX
  • Page Range: 143-178
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Polish