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1	The shepherd metaphor in the Old Testament, and its use in pastoral and leadership models Gan, Jonathan 01 1900 (has links) Bibliography: leaves 441-459 / The shepherd metaphor is a prominent and significant one in the Old Testament. However, it has shifted from an agrarian context, of shepherd and sheep in the literal sense, to a socio-political context, of rulers and people in the political sense: a king is a shepherd to the people. A careful review of the given metaphor raises the question whether the metaphor should be the basis of the pastoral and leadership models that are derived from the image of the shepherd, and whether such models can be enriched by the analysis of the said metaphor as applied to the implementation of the shepherding responsibility described in the Old Testament. This research aims to examine various pastoral and leadership models and their use of the shepherd metaphor in the light of the significance of the said metaphor in the Old Testament. It utilises rhetorical criticism in consultation with metaphorical theory to examine the given metaphor used in the models of pastoral and leadership roles and their relationship with the shepherd metaphor in the New Testament. The objective is threefold: (1) exploring the use of the shepherd metaphor in the Old Testament; (2) examining the use of the shepherd metaphor in pastoral and leadership models, which could include pointing out that some of these models rely heavily on their understanding of New Testament uses of this metaphor; and (3) comparing the Old Testament and pastoral/leadership models’ uses of the shepherd metaphor and drawing conclusions based on this comparison. To achieve that end, the discussion also includes the ancient Near Eastern literature and deuterocanonical texts. The thesis shows that a careful analysis of the uses of the shepherd metaphor in the Old Testament could enrich the literature on Christian leadership as well as pastoral models that use this metaphor as their point of departure. / Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies / D. Phil. (Old Testament) Shepherd Shepherd metaphor Shepherd image Metaphor Rhetorical criticism Leadership Pastoral models Pastoral care and counselling model Christ-centred model Shepherd image model Servant leadership model Good shepherd Messianic shepherd Shepherd-god Shepherd-king Ancient Near East Deuterocanonical Genre Visions Oracles Action reports Leading Protecting Providing Caring Feeding Delivering Blessing Guarding strengthening Supervising Parenting Ensuring Directing Mediating Guiding Distressing Disciplining 220.64 Shepherds in the Bible Metaphor in the Bible Pastoral care

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The shepherd metaphor in the Old Testament, and its use in pastoral and leadership models