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Idea of Biblical Poetry : Parallelism and Its History by James Kugel (1998, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801859441

ISBN-139780801859441

eBay Product ID (ePID)270346

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIdea of Biblical Poetry : Parallelism and Its History

SubjectHebrew, Poetry, Biblical Studies / Old Testament, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament

Publication Year1998

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Religion

AuthorJames Kugel

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN98-010000

Reviews"By challenging some of scholarship's most cherished positions, this book will undoubtedly become the sine qua non for all future discussions of biblical language." -- Journal of the American Academy of Religion, A pleasure to read and obviously fun to write, a book which reminds us, through its mastery of critical rhetoric and immense learning, of the playfulness of being a scholar., "A pleasure to read and obviously fun to write, a book which reminds us, through its mastery of critical rhetoric and immense learning, of the playfulness of being a scholar."--Francis Landy, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, By challenging some of scholarship's most cherished positions, this book will undoubtedly become the sine qua non for all future discussions of biblical language.

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Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

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SynopsisIs there poetry in the Bible? Does it have rhyme or meter? How did ancient Hebrew writers compose their works? James Kugel's provocative study provides surprising new answers to these age-old questions. Biblical ''poetry'' is not a concept native to the Bible itself, he proposes, and the idea that the Bible is divided into prose and verse is ......, Is there poetry in the Bible? Does it have rhyme or meter? How did ancient Hebrew writers compose their works? James Kugel's provocative study provides surprising new answers to these age-old questions. Biblical ''poetry'' is not a concept native to the Bible itself, he proposes, and the idea that the Bible is divided into prose and verse is merely an approximation of the reality of biblical style. Arguing that the Bible presents a continuum of speech heightened in varying degrees by different means, Kugel sets out to describe Hebrew's high style on its own terms. He also offers a thorough history of the idea of biblical poetry, starting with Philo of Alexandria and Josephus in the first century C.E. and charting its development through the Church Fathers, medieval Jewish writers, the Christian Hebraists of the Renaissance, and on into modern times. 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., Is there poetry in the Bible? Does it have rhyme or meter? How did ancient Hebrew writers compose their works? James Kugel's provocative study provides surprising new answers to these age-old questions. Biblical "poetry" is not a concept native to the Bible itself, he proposes, and the idea that the Bible is divided into prose and verse is merely an approximation of the reality of biblical style. Arguing that the Bible presents a continuum of speech heightened in varying degrees by different means, Kugel sets out to describe Hebrew's high style on its own terms. He also offers a thorough history of the idea of biblical poetry, starting with Philo of Alexandria and Josephus in the first century C.E. and charting its development through the Church Fathers, medieval Jewish writers, the Christian Hebraists of the Renaissance, and on into modern times. 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.