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The dynamics of biblical parallelism / Adele Berlin.

By: Series: The Biblical resource seriesPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : William B. Eerdmans ; Dearborn, MI : Dove Booksellers, 2008.Edition: Rev. and expanded edDescription: 200 p. ; pbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780802803979 (pbk.)
Contained works:
  • Knorina, L. V. 1944-1994. Range of biblical smikhut
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.66/BER
Contents:
Parallelism and poetry -- The linguistic study of biblical parallelism -- The grammatical aspect -- The lexical and semantic aspects -- The phonologic aspect: sound pairs -- Parallelism and the text.
Summary: 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 in Smikhut," by late Russian linguist Lida Knorina. Berlin calls this addition "innovative and instructive to those who value the linguistic analysis of poetry." It is a fitting coda to Berlin's adept analysis."--Jacket.
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Book The Emmaus Library 221 OT 221.66/BER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 09731

Includes "The range of biblical smikhut" by Lida Knorina"--T.p.

Includes indexes.

Parallelism and poetry --
The linguistic study of biblical parallelism --
The grammatical aspect --
The lexical and semantic aspects --
The phonologic aspect: sound pairs --
Parallelism and the text.

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 in Smikhut," by late Russian linguist Lida Knorina. Berlin calls this addition "innovative and instructive to those who value the linguistic analysis of poetry." It is a fitting coda to Berlin's adept analysis."--Jacket.

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