Cantos and Strophes in Biblical Hebrew Poetry: With Special Reference to the First Book of the Psalter.9004148396 Cantos and strophes in biblical Hebrew poetry; with special reference to the first book of the Psalter. Van der Lugt, Pieter. Brill Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys Brill (mä`tīs), 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. Academic Publishers 2006 581 pages $270.00 Hardcover Old Testament studies; v.53 BS1405 Van der Lugt has long studied the formal aspects of Hebrew poetry, and here examines the strophic stro·phic adj. 1. Relating to or consisting of strophes. 2. Music Having the same melody used for each strophe. structure of Hebrew poetry, specifically of the psalms Psalms (sämz) or Psalter (sôl`tər), book of the Bible, a collection of 150 hymnic pieces. Since the last centuries B.C., this book has been the chief hymnal of Jews, and subsequently, of Christians. . He integrates new insights into the compositional devices used by the poets, with analysis he has done in various works back to his doctoral dissertation dis·ser·ta·tion n. A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university; a thesis. dissertation Noun 1. in 1980. His topics are a history of the research from the 19th century to the present, a methodology of rhetorical analysis, the first book of the Psalms, and general outlines and systematic observations of the design of biblical poetry This article is concerned with Biblical poetry, specifically poetry in the Hebrew Bible. The question whether the literature of the ancient Hebrews includes portions that may be called poetry is answered by the ancient Hebrews themselves. . He has not indexed his work. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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