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The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and Its History Author: James Kugel $23.29 |
The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and Its History |
Editorial Review:
James Kugel reviews the history of the process whereby literary scholars differentiated parts of the Old Testament as prose or poetry and finds it mistaken from the start. First published in 1981, THE IDEA OF BIBLICAL POETRY immediately provoked controversy among scholars. Reinforced by habit and numbers, many continue to repeat the notions that Kugel attacks. And, as long as they do, his book will remain an indispensable counter.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
A learned study:
This book is rich in its knowledge of and analysis of Biblical poetry. It sees the kind of intensification of language which poetry is by examining the device of parallelism which is a central feature of Biblical poetry.
While the book is rich in analysis and idea I found it very difficult going. And I am sure there is much more in it than my reading was able to get out of it.
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