| Innovations in Hebrew Poetry: Parallelism and the Poems of Sirach Contributor(s): Reymond, Eric D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004130667 ISBN-13: 9789004130661 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Although scholars point to similarities between Sirach and the book of Proverbs and sometimes characterize Ben Sira's relationship to biblical poetry as one of imitation (often unsuccessful imitation), this study considers the innovative and unique aspects of Sirach poetry, especially its use of parallelism, and demonstrates that Ben Sira does not rely exclusively on Proverbs or any other biblical book as a model. "Innovations in Hebrew Poetry provides detailed readings and philological analysis for the nine poems in the Masada scroll, and general observations on many other Sirach and biblical poems complement the analysis. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 229.406 |
| LCCN: 2004001916 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.58" W x 6.5" (0.96 lbs) 170 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although scholars point to similarities between Sirach and the book of Proverbs and sometimes characterize Ben Sira's relationship to biblical poetry as one of imitation (often unsuccessful imitation), this study considers the innovative and unique aspects of Sirach poetry, especially its use of parallelism, and demonstrates that Ben Sira does not rely exclusively on Proverbs or any other biblical book as a model. "Innovations in Hebrew Poetry" provides detailed readings and philological analysis for the nine poems in the Masada scroll, and general observations on many other Sirach and biblical poems complement the analysis. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |