Interpreting Hebrew poetry / by David L. Petersen and Kent Harold Richards.
Material type: TextSeries: Guides to Biblical scholarship. Old Testament series.Publication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1992.Description: x, 117 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0800626257 (alk. paper)
- 9780800626259 (alk. paper)
- 892.4/1109 20
- BS1405.2 .P48 1992
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book: Standard | Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre | Main | PIE Pet (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 93-474 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 112) and indexes.
Understanding Hebrew poetry -- Parallelism -- Meter and rhythm -- Poetic style -- Poetic analysis.
"...Petersen clearly demonstrates the techniques and structures utilized by the Hebrew poets with plenty of examples from the biblical text. Terminolology has become quite confusing in this area, but Petersen cuts through these difficulties. Controversial matters such as the existence and function of meter in Hebrew poetry are treated in a balanced manner. Furthermore, the book goes beyond mere demonstration of poetic features and fulfills the promise of the title by illustrating how an understanding of these features informs the interpretation of poetic passages of scripture. This is a good place to begin before moving on to the more extensive treatments of the subject by Gillingham or Alter, or the more complex and cutting edge analysis of Kugel." -- Amazon.com.
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