Beyond Orality: Biblical Poetry on Its Own Terms by Jacqueline Vayntrub

Beyond Orality: Biblical Poetry on Its Own Terms

Ancient Word

Jacqueline Vayntrub

260 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history religion medium-paced
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Central to understanding the prophecy and prayer of the Hebrew Bible are the unspoken assumptions that shaped them--their genres. Modern scholars describe these works as "poetry," but there was no corresponding ancient Hebrew term or concept. Scho...

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