Baker Academic

Interpreting Biblical Metaphors

Erin Heim

Baker Academic · Biblical Studies
Published August 2026 · ISBN 9781540967633

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Biblical metaphors can be complicated and confusing. It can be tempting to read them as universal and context-free, assume they map directly onto modern life, or treat them as interchangeable with contemporary meanings. Students and pastors need an accessible guide that helps them responsibly interpret and apply biblical metaphors, and Erin Heim provides exactly that.

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About the author. Erin Heim (PhD, University of Otago) is a tutorial fellow in biblical studies at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, in Oxford, England, and cohosts the OnScript podcast. She is a coeditor of The State of Pauline Studies and the author of Adoption in Galatians and Romans (winner of the Manfred T. Lautenschläger Prize).

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