The Basics of Hebrew Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781532601903)

Almost 75 percent of the Old Testament is made up of poetic passages, yet for many readers (lay Christians, even seminary students and pastors), biblical poetic passages remain the greatest challenge. Being unfamiliar with poetry in general and biblical poetry in particular, their reading and preaching are limited to selected poetic passages. This in turn limits their understanding of God's word. To help readers overcome these problems, the first four chapters of this book aim to get them familiarized with the literary techniques of biblical poets. To demonstrate how the techniques work to bring across the biblical theological message, the last three chapters offer poetic analyses of three passages of different kinds. In the process, we hope to draw attention to the beauty of the Hebrew poetic art and to the creative skill of biblical poets' versification. The ultimate aim, however, is to help readers discover the rich message of the Bible.

Author: Samuel T. S. Goh
ISBN-10: 1532601905
ISBN-13: 9781532601903
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2017
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d