Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading

Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading
Author: J. Blake Couey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2018-08-30
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 1107156203

Explores the aesthetic dimensions of biblical poetry, offering close readings of poems across the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading

Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading
Author: J. Blake Couey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2018-08-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1108698190

This volume explores the aesthetic dimensions of biblical poetry, offering close readings of poems across the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Composed of essays by fifteen leading scholars of biblical poetry, it offers creative and insightful close readings of poems from across the canon of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Psalms, wisdom poetry, Song of Songs, prophecy, and poetry in biblical narrative). The essays build on recent advances in our understanding of biblical poetry and engage a variety of theoretical perspectives and current trends in the study of literature. They demonstrate the rewards of careful attention to textual detail, and they provide models of the practice of close reading for students, scholars, and general readers. They also highlight the rich aesthetic value of the biblical poetic corpus and offer reflection on the nature of poetry itself as a meaningful and enduring form of art.

Reading Biblical Poetry

Reading Biblical Poetry
Author:
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664224394

A companion to Reading Biblical Narrative provides a holistic introduction to biblical poetry, offering literary examples of how the poets of the bible created their works. Original.

The Art of Biblical Poetry

The Art of Biblical Poetry
Author: Robert Alter
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0465028195

Three decades ago, renowned literary expert Robert Alter radically expanded the horizons of biblical scholarship by recasting the Bible as not only a human creation but a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In The Art of Biblical Poetry, his companion to the seminal The Art of Biblical Narrative, Alter takes his analysis beyond narrative craft to investigate the use of Hebrew poetry in the Bible. Updated with a new preface, myriad revisions, and passages from Alter's own critically acclaimed biblical translations, The Art of Biblical Poetry is an indispensable tool for understanding the Bible and its poetry.

On Biblical Poetry

On Biblical Poetry
Author: F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2015
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0199766908

On Biblical Poetry considers the characteristics of biblical Hebrew Poetry beyond its currently best-known feature, parallelism. F.W. Dobbs-Allsopp demonstrates the many interesting and valuable interpretations that yield from a series of programmatic essays on major facets of biblical verse, careful attention to prosody, and close reading.

The Art of Biblical Narrative

The Art of Biblical Narrative
Author: Robert Alter
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0465025552

From celebrated translator of the Hebrew Bible Robert Alter, the "groundbreaking" (Los Angeles Times) book that explores the Bible as literature, a winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Renowned critic and translator Robert Alter's The Art of Biblical Narrative has radically expanded our view of the Bible by recasting it as a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In this seminal work, Alter describes how the Hebrew Bible's many authors used innovative literary styles and devices such as parallelism, contrastive dialogue, and narrative tempo to tell one of the most revolutionary stories of all time: the revelation of a single God. In so doing, Alter shows, these writers reshaped not only history, but also the art of storytelling itself.

The Literary Guide to the Bible

The Literary Guide to the Bible
Author: Robert Alter
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 700
Release: 1990-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780674875319

Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years.

Enjoying the Bible

Enjoying the Bible
Author: Matthew Mullins
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493421956

Many Christians view the Bible as an instruction manual. While the Bible does provide instruction, it can also captivate, comfort, delight, shock, and inspire. In short, it elicits emotion--just like poetry. By learning to read and love poetry, says literature professor Matthew Mullins, readers can increase their understanding of the biblical text and learn to love God's Word more. Each chapter includes exercises and questions designed to help readers put the book's principles and practices into action.