| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| Abbreviations of Books of the Bible | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Study of Metaphor Theories in Retrospect | 第17-19页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-35页 |
| ·Theoretical Considerations | 第20页 |
| ·The Development of Cognitive View on Metaphor | 第20-27页 |
| ·I. A. Richards’s Interanimation View | 第20-21页 |
| ·Max Black’s Interaction View | 第21-22页 |
| ·Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Fauconnier’s Conceptual Blending Theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Conceptual Blending Theory vs. the Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cognitive Poetics | 第27-35页 |
| ·Category | 第28-30页 |
| ·Prototype Theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·Cognitive Models | 第31-33页 |
| ·Image Schemas | 第32页 |
| ·Cultural modals | 第32-33页 |
| ·Parable and Projection | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Two Major Parables in the Poetical Books of the Bible | 第35-50页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第35-36页 |
| ·Background Information of the Study | 第36-37页 |
| ·Major parabolic interpretations in the Poetical Books | 第37-50页 |
| ·The PASTORAL Parable | 第38-43页 |
| ·Prototype of the Parable | 第39-40页 |
| ·Another Level of meaning | 第40-42页 |
| ·Intertexuality of the Parable | 第42-43页 |
| ·The JOURNEY Parable with two different PATH schemas | 第43-50页 |
| ·Overview of the JOURNEY Parable in the OT | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Moral Journey vs. the Wicked Journey | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Uniqueness of the JOURNEY Parable in Religious Contexts | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter 4 The Study of Metaphors in the Book of Psalms | 第50-73页 |
| ·Introduction of the Book of Psalms | 第50-51页 |
| ·Common Experiential Elements in the Book of Psalms | 第51-57页 |
| ·A Central Conflict | 第51-52页 |
| ·Prototypes | 第52页 |
| ·Common Emotion Praise towards God | 第52-55页 |
| ·The Role of Praise | 第52-53页 |
| ·An Example | 第53-55页 |
| ·Different Individual’s Interpretation | 第55-57页 |
| ·Detailed Interpretation of Psalm 23 | 第57-73页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of Psalm 23 | 第57-58页 |
| ·Verse by Verse Interpretation of Psalm 23 | 第58-68页 |
| ·Conclusion of Psalm | 第68-73页 |
| Chapter 5 The Study of Metaphors in the Book of Proverbs | 第73-90页 |
| ·Introduction of the Book of Proverbs | 第73-74页 |
| ·Further Investigation into the Previous Nine Chapters of the Book of Proverbs60 | 第74-86页 |
| ·Similarities in the Nine Chapters | 第74-76页 |
| ·Choice between “Wisdom” and “Fool” | 第76-79页 |
| ·Woman Folly and Her way | 第77-79页 |
| ·Woman Wisdom and Her way | 第79页 |
| ·Climax of the Conflict between “Wisdom” and Fool” | 第79-86页 |
| ·Woman Wisdom’s Party | 第80-83页 |
| ·Woman Folly’s Party | 第83-86页 |
| ·Conclusion—A Cognitive Interpretation | 第86-90页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第90-92页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第90-91页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第91-92页 |
| Bibliography | 第92-97页 |
| Appendices | 第97-111页 |
