Innovations in Hebrew Poetry: Parallelism and the Poems of SirachBRILL, 2004 M01 1 - 170 pages 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) |
Contents
Past Research | 3 |
Methodology | 11 |
A Definition | 17 |
Specific Poems and Analysis | 25 |
14b15 | 48 |
General Qualities of Sirach Poetry | 85 |
Effects of Ben Siras Poetry | 113 |
Conclusion | 137 |
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Innovations in Hebrew Poetry: Parallelism and the Poems of Sirach Eric D. Reymond No preview available - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
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