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Incompatible Metaphors for Yhwh in Isaiah 40-66

The importance of biblical metaphors and similes of YHWH for 'creating' an understanding of the deity has yet to be fully appreciated within biblical studies, which continues to be dominated by historical studies, which frequently ignore the role of metaphor, and by literary studies, which appreciate the aesthetic, but not the cognitive role of metaphor. Metaphors for YHWH are especially common in Isaiah 40-66; these include warrior, king, shepherd, master, father, husband and mother. These chapters offer this broad range of metaphors, sometimes using contradictory metaphors in single contexts, to reinforce one of the major themes of this prophetic composition: the incomparability of YHWH.