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The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism
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Authors: Adele Berlin
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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, fr
The Art of Biblical Poetry
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: Robert Alter
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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 crea
The Art of Biblical Poetry
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Robert Alter
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985 - Publisher: New York : Basic Books

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Analyzes the structure, functions, and metaphors of the poetry in Psalms, Job, Proverbs, and other books of the Old Testament
The Idea of Biblical Poetry
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Authors: James L. Kugel
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The Idea of Biblical Poetry
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Authors: James Kugel
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The story of how each age understood the nature biblical poetry, Kugel concludes, is a key to understanding the Bible's place in the history of Western thought.