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English
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Ominous Onomastics: Symbolic Naming and Paronomasia in Old Testament Prophecy
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Prophets & Prophecies of the Old Testament (46th Annual BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium)
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center/BYU Deseret Book Company
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21-46
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"In this chapter I will describe how the Lord directed Hosea and Isaiah to bestow symbolic names on their children and how the meanings of those names took on thematic importance in the prophet's writings. These names become recurring symbols of divine justice and mercy-of divine destruction, gathering, and protection. Moreover, I will attempt to show that symbolic naming (including the giving of "new names") and onomastic punning-i.e. name exploitation or giving an existing name new meaning-constitute salient features of the prophecies of most of the written prophets, including Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Micah, Zephaniah, and Obadiah, among others." [AUTHOR]