Directions in biblical Hebrew poetry

Directions in biblical Hebrew poetry /

This collection of original papers reflects the intensity of current interest in the poetry of the Old Testament and amply demonstrates the diversity of rewarding approaches available. Some at least of these studies will prove landmarks, and all are stimulating for further research. - Back cover.

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Other Authors: Follis, Elaine R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1987.
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 40.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Language, style.
Bible. > Old Testament
Bible > Language, style.
Hebrew poetry, Biblical > History and criticism.
Poésie hébraïque biblique > Histoire et critique.
Hebrew poetry, Biblical.
Oude Testament.
Gedichten.
Bible as literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Another look at Biblical Hebrew poetry / David Noel Freedman
  • Narrative poetics and the interpretation of the Book of Jonah / Duane L. Christensen
  • Alternating (ABA'B') parallelism in the OT Psalms and prophetic literature / John T. Willis
  • The parallelism of greater precision / David J.A. Clines
  • The case for the prosecution: Isa 41:21-42:17 / Jerome T. Walsh
  • The use of inclusion in Habakkuk 3 / Theodore Hiebert
  • On the interpretation of Psalm 133 / Adele Berlin
  • The mock-'Simḥâ / Harris Lenowitz
  • The pseudosorites: a type of paradox in Hebrew verse / Michael Patrick O'Connor
  • The holy city as daughter / Elaine R. Follis
  • Poetry in the courtroom: Job 38-41 / Sylvia Huberman Scholnick
  • Folktale structure in the Book of Job: a formalist reading / Carole Fontaine
  • Samson: a play for voices / William J. Urbrock
  • Two songs of victory: a comparison of Exodus 15 and Judges 5 / Alan J. Hauser
  • The song of Miriam poetically and theologically considered / Bernhard W. Anderson
  • A response to "the song of Miriam" by Bernhard Anderson / Walter Brueggemann.

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