The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism

The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism
Author: Adele Berlin
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1992
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780253207654

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.

Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job

Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job
Author: Scott B. Noegel
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1850756244

Noegel here examines instances of Janus parallelism in the Hebrew Bible with particular attention to the book of Job, and with excursuses on the device in other ancient Near Esatern literatures. The author finds the punning device integral to the book of Job, serving a referential function. Within the context of dialogue and debate, the polysemous statements resemble a poetry contest among the participants (Job, his friends, and Elihu). The book also treats the relationship between wordplay and wisdom literature; polysemy as preserved in the Greek, Aramaic, Latin, and Syriac translations; and the impact of Janus parallelism on textual criticism and the unity of the book of Job.>

The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism

The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism
Author: Adele Berlin
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467466735

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.

On Biblical Poetry

On Biblical Poetry
Author: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2015
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0199766908

On Biblical Poetry considers the characteristics of biblical Hebrew Poetry beyond its currently best-known feature, parallelism. F.W. Dobbs-Allsopp demonstrates the many interesting and valuable interpretations that yield from a series of programmatic essays on major facets of biblical verse, careful attention to prosody, and close reading.

Classical Hebrew Poetry

Classical Hebrew Poetry
Author: Wilfred G. E. Watson
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2004-12-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780567083883

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.

Parallel Lives of Jesus

Parallel Lives of Jesus
Author: Edward Adams
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2011-11-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611641543

In this highly readable introduction to the Gospels, Edward Adams demonstrates how the four canonical Gospels function separatelyâ€"as unique accounts of Jesus' lifeâ€"and as narrative renditions of a shared story: the Fourfold Gospel. Building on the premise that the Gospels are ancient biographies or "lives of Jesus," Adams examines parallel Gospel passages, highlighting the similarities and differences between them. He begins by approaching the four Gospels generally, then looks at each of them individually, and finally considers six key Gospel passages to further explore the unity and plurality of the Gospels in a more focused way. Adams's lucid prose helps to make this text ideal for beginning students of the Gospels.

The Idea of Biblical Poetry

The Idea of Biblical Poetry
Author: James Kugel
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1998-06-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780801859441

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.

Studies in Ancient Yahwistic Poetry

Studies in Ancient Yahwistic Poetry
Author: Frank Moore Cross
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802841599

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.