Title The idea of biblical poetry : parallelism and its history / James L. Kugel

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [1981] ©1981

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Description xi, 339 pages ; 24 cm Contents The parallelistic line -- Poetry and prose -- Rabbinic exegesis and the "forgetting" of parallelism -- Biblical poetry and the church -- The meter of Biblical songs -- "What is the system of Hebrew poetry" -- A metrical afterword Analysis Bible. Old Testament Psalms - Criticism, interpretation, etc. - History Hebrew language - Parallelism Hebrew poetry, Biblical - History and criticism Notes Includes bibliographical references and indexes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes SUBJECT Bible. Psalms http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79056804 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004871 Bible. Poetical Books -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Subject Hebrew language -- Parallelism. Hebrew poetry, Biblical -- History and criticism. LC no. 80025227 ISBN 0300024746 0300031017 (paperback)

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