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Review of Metaphors and Social Identity

22/4/2018

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Christopher A. Porter from Ridley College, Melbourne, recently reviewed my book on Metaphors and Social Identity Formation in Paul's Letters to the Corinthians. His review is published by Review of Biblical Literature in April 2018.

Porter comments that my work "presents a robust social-scientific assessment of metaphorical usage in the Corinthian correspondence, and in this scope the volume admirably succeeds in its goal of looking at metaphor in the Corinthian corpus."

He further acknowledges the positive contribution of this book towards the development of methodological framework: "...the contributions Lim has made to the methodological framework for analysis of metaphor...helpfully extend the assessment of metaphor in a social-scientific frame."
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Finally, Porter believes that my book "will undoubtedly provoke further investigation of metaphor use in identity formation in the Corinthian correspondence and elsewhere. This work is a valuable resource for anyone considering the social-scientific analysis of metaphors and their use in the Corinthian correspondence."

Overall, the review by Porter on my work is generous and encouraging, his critique on the weaknesses of the book is fair and courteous, and his comment on my methodological framework for analysis on metaphor is positive and welcoming.
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