Language and imagery in the Old Testament /

Gibson, John C. L.

Language and imagery in the Old Testament / J.C.L. Gibson. - Peabody, MA : Hendrickson Publishers, c1998. - ix, 166 p. ; pbk ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-156) and index.

The energies of the Hebrew language --
Language about God in the Old Testament --
The rhetoric of Hebrew prose writing --
The rhetoric and melodies of Hebrew poetry --
The rhetoric of Hebrew myth --
Images of God --
Images of Humanity.

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Bible.--O.T.--Language, style.


Bible as literature.
Biblical Hebrew.

BS537 / .G53 1998

221.6/6