The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism

The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism PDF

Author: Adele Berlin

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1467466735

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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, 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.

Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job

Janus Parallelism in the Book of Job PDF

Author: Scott B. Noegel

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1996-08-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0567381153

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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.

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