Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism (Revised)

by Adele Berlin

Book Overview

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."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802803970
• ISBN13: 9780802803979
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"