The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism

Informationen zum Autor Adele Berlin is Robert H. Smith Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Maryland. The author of three biblical commentaries and Biblical Poetry through Medieval Jewish Eyes, she is also coeditor of The Jewish Study Bible (Oxford), which received a National Jewish Book Award in 2004. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Understanding of biblical poetry! like any other! is enhanced by the study of its structure. This book analyzes parallelism! a feature of biblical poetry! from a linguistic perspective. It enhances readers' understanding of biblical poetry.

Product details

• Authors: Adele Berlin, Adele/ Knorina Berlin
• Publisher: Eerdmans wm b pub
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2007
• EAN: 9780802803979
• ISBN: 978-0-8028-0397-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Biblical Resource; Biblical Resource Series; The Biblical resource series; Biblical Resource
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works