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Wen-Pin Leow proposes a framework to apply conceptual metaphor theory as a novel method for critical spatial investigation of biblical texts. To demonstrate the utility of the proposed method, Leow applies it to the Songs of Ascents (Pss 120-134), particularly focusing on the motif of Zion. He highlights the varied complexity of the motif within the corpus. Using the proposed method, the author demonstrates that the traditional understanding of the corpus as a pilgrim psalter is not justified. Instead, he argues that the corpus was used within agrarian communities in Yehud during the post-exilic era for the purpose of fostering Zion-centric unity.
A framework to apply conceptual metaphor theory as critical-spatial method