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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815697103321

Titolo

Directions in biblical Hebrew poetry / / edited by Elaine R. Follis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, : JSOT Press, c1987

ISBN

1-281-84196-X

9786611841966

0-567-50497-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 pages)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 40

Altri autori (Persone)

FollisElaine R

Disciplina

221.44

Soggetti

Hebrew poetry, Biblical - History and criticism

Hebrew poetry - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1 Another Look at Biblical Hebrew Poetry; 2 Narrative Poetics and the Interpretation of The Book of Jonah; 3 Alternating (ABA'B') Parallelism in the Old Testament Psalms and Prophetic Literature; 4 The Parallelism of Greater Precision; 5 The Case for the Prosecution: Isa 41.21-42.17; 6 The Use of Inclusion in Habakkuk 3; 7 On the Interpretation of Psalm 133; 8 The Mock-Śimhâ of Psalm 137; 9 The Pseudosorites: A Type of Paradox in Hebrew Verse; 10 The Holy City as Daughter; 11 Poetry in the Courtroom: Job 38-41

12 Folktale Structure in the Book of Job: A Formalist Reading; 13 Samson: A Play for Voices; 14 Two Songs of Victory: A Comparison of Exodus 15 and Judges 5; 15 The Song of Miriam Poetically and Theologically Considered; 16 A Response to 'The Song of Miriam' by Bernhard Anderson; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The essays included in this volume are, as its title suggests, indicative of some of the directions in which the study of biblical Hebrew poetry is presently being pursued.