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Example of religious metaphor. In another beautiful metaphor the Lord Jesus has likened us to fruitful branches. With respect to religious metaphors the most prominent figure among. In this lesson we will examine some examples of religious metaphors from Yann Martels Life of Pi the story of a boy with a mixture of theological beliefs who survives 227 days stranded at.

This example contains three metaphors. These violent waves are typical of a strident unbeliever who is constantly dashing against divinely ordained barriers. He is lost at sea after his familys ship to Canada sinks.

Some of these images of our relationship with God are contained in religious metaphors that God uses to speak to us. He is alone on a lifeboat in the Pacific ocean save for a Bengal tiger. The most popular book of all time and the first ever printed is the Bible which is comprised of many stories of faith.

Journey metaphors are also a key theme in many sacred texts such as the comparison of the broad way and the narrow way in the sayings of Jesus Matthew 713 the paradoxical notion of the gateless gate in Zen. Rumi the 13th century Islamic mystic and poet who is an important figure in Sufism and is usually accredited with the Whirling Dervishes dedicated or inspired an entire series of poems to bread and how it mirrors life. Bread as religious metaphor is not limited to Judeo-Christian tradition or inspiration.

These of course are just a few examples of many. It recounts the story of a mans journey to the Celestial City intended as an allegory of the Christian life from conversion to death. Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.

My God is my rock in whom I take refuge my shield and the horn of my salvation my strongholdPsalms 182 -The bible uses figurative language so the comparison to simpler things makes it easier to. 6 I NTER -R ELIGIO 39 Summer 2001 both concepts and metaphors belong to the order of representation. The lamb is Jesus the bride is the Church or the followers of Christ and the marriage is the union of the two in heaven.