Israel's Poetry of Resistance: Africana Perspectives on Early Hebrew Verse

by Hugh R. Page Jr.

Book Overview

Noting that Israel's earliest responses to earth-shaking changes were cast in the powerfully expressive language of poetry, Hugh R. Page Jr. argues that the careful collection and preservation of these traditionsnow found in every part of the Hebrew Biblewas an act of resistance, a communal no to the forces of despair and a yes to the creative power of the Spirit.

Further, Page argues, the power of these poems to craft and shape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800663349
• ISBN13: 9780800663346
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"