The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism
The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism

Author: Adele Berlin

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780253207654

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For years scholars of biblical poetry have defined parallelism as the simple correspondence of one verse, phrase, or word with another. In this book, Adele Berlin approaches biblical parallelism as a linguistic phenomenon, as a complex interplay among all aspects of language. Her goal is to get at the basics of what biblical parallelism is and how it works. Berlin's examination of the grammatical, lexical, semantic, phonetic, structural, and psychological aspects of parallelism yields an elegantly simple model that reveals the complex workings of this phenomenon. Her book will be a valuable guide for both scholars and students of biblical poetry.

The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism
The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism

Author: Adele Berlin

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1467466735

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Understanding of biblical poetry is enhanced by the study of its structure. In this book Adele Berlin analyzes parallelism, a major feature of Hebrew poetry, from a linguistic perspective. This new edition of Berlin's study features an additional chapter, "The Range of Biblical Metaphors inSmikhut,"by late Russian linguist Lida Knorina. Berlin calls this addition "innovative and instructive to those who value the linguistic analysis of poetry." It is a fitting coda to Berlin's adept analysis.

Classical Hebrew Poetry
Classical Hebrew Poetry

Author: Wilfred G. E. Watson

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2004-12-30

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9780567083883

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In spite of debatable issues, such as metre, we now know enough about classical Hebrew poetry to be able to understand how it was composed. This large-scale manual, rich in detail, exegesis and bibliography, provides guidelines for the analysis and appreciation of Hebrew verse. Topics include oral poetry, metre, parallelism and forms of the strophe and stanza. Sound patterns and imagery are also discussed. A lengthy chapter sets out a whole range of other poetic devices and the book closes with a set of worked examples of Hebrew poetry. Throughout, other ancient Semitic verse has been used for comparison and the principles of modern literary criticism have been applied.

The Art of Biblical Poetry
The Art of Biblical Poetry

Author: Robert Alter

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0465028195

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Three decades ago, renowned literary expert Robert Alter radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The Art of Biblical Poetry, his companion to the seminal The Art of Biblical Narrative, Alter takes his analysis beyond narrative craft to investigate the use of Hebrew poetry in the Bible. Updated with a new preface, myriad revisions, and passages from Alter's own critically acclaimed biblical translations, The Art of Biblical Poetry is an indispensable tool for understanding the Bible and its poetry.

The Contemporary Torah
The Contemporary Torah

Author: David E. S. Stein

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2006-08-01

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 0827607962

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"In most cases references to God are in gender-neutral language. The Tetragammaton, the unpronounceable four-letter name for the Divine, appears in this translation in unvocalized Hebrew to convey that the Name is something totally "other" - beyond translation, gender, speech, and understanding. In some instances, however, male imagery depicting God is preserved because it reflects biblical society's view of gender roles."--BOOK JACKET.

The Symbolism of the Biblical World
The Symbolism of the Biblical World

Author: Othmar Keel

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9781575060149

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When Othmar Keel's book first appeared in Germany in 1972, it was a pioneering study, the first to compare systematically the conceptual world of a biblical book with that of ancient Near Eastern iconography. First translated into English in 1978, the book has proven its lasting value for exegesis of the Psalms, the comparative study of the Bible and its world, and the study of ancient Near Eastern art and iconography.

Studies in Ancient Yahwistic Poetry
Studies in Ancient Yahwistic Poetry

Author: Frank Moore Cross

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780802841599

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This classic study of ancient Yahwistic poetry untangles some of the serious textual difficulties and linguistic obscurities that for many years have been a challenge to students of the Hebrew Bible.

Vertical Grammar of Parallelism in Biblical Hebrew
Vertical Grammar of Parallelism in Biblical Hebrew

Author: David Toshio Tsumura

Publisher: SBL Press

Published: 2023-01-26

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1628374357

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An essential resource for sound exegesis of biblical poetry While previous books on parallelism have focused almost exclusively on semantic classification, in his new book David Toshio Tsumura focuses on the grammatical and phonetic aspects as well. In particular, he defines and illustrates the vertical grammatical relationship between parallel lines. Readers will master how to read Biblical Hebrew poetry effectively by focusing on the basic linguistic features of word order, parallelistic structure, and rhetorical devices. For the benefit of nonspecialists, all Hebrew poems are given in accessible transliteration. This book is an indispensable companion to the Hebrew Bible for both beginners and experienced scholars.

Dead Sea Media
Dead Sea Media

Author: Shem Miller

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-09-16

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 9004408207

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In Dead Sea Media Shem Miller offers a groundbreaking media criticism of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Although past studies have underappreciated the crucial roles of orality and memory in the social setting of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Miller convincingly demonstrates that oral performance, oral tradition, and oral transmission were vital components of everyday life in the communities associated with the Scrolls. In addition to being literary documents, the Dead Sea Scrolls were also records of both scribal and cultural memories, as well as oral traditions and oral performance. An examination of the Scrolls’ textuality reveals the oral and mnemonic background of several scribal practices and literary characteristics reflected in the Scrolls.

Now Through a Glass Darkly
Now Through a Glass Darkly

Author: Edward Peter Nolan

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0472101706

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Nolan explores the way Roman and medieval authors used the mirror as both instrument and metaphor