The Poetic Bible
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An Introduction To The Old Testament Poetic Books
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Author : C. Hassell Bullock
language : en
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Release Date : 2007-09-01
An Introduction To The Old Testament Poetic Books written by C. Hassell Bullock and has been published by Moody Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Religion categories.
The poetic books of the Old Testament--Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon--are often called humankind's reach toward God. The other books of the Old Testament picture God's reach toward man through the redemptive story. Yet these five books reveal the very hear of men and women struggling with monumental issues such as suffering, sin, forgiveness, joy, worship, and the passionate love between a man and woman. C. Hassell Bullock, a noted Old Testament scholar, delves deep into the hearts of the five poetic books, offering readers helpful details such as harmeneutical considerations for each book, theological content and themes, detailed analysis of each book, and cultural perspectives. Hebrew is a language of "intrinsic musical quality that naturally supports poetic expression," says Bullock in his introduction. That poetic expression comes from the heart of the Old Testament writers and reaches all of us exactly where we are in our own struggles and joys.
The Bible And Poetry
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Author : Michael Edwards
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2023-08-15
The Bible And Poetry written by Michael Edwards and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-15 with Poetry categories.
A fresh, provocative look at the link between poetry and Christianity, both as it relates to the Bible itself as well as to Christian and religious life, by an accomplished scholar. The Bible is full of poems. In the Old Testament, there are the Psalms and the Song of Songs, the great exhortations and lamentations of the Prophets, and passages of poetry woven in throughout. In the New Testament, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven with poetic epithets such as “a treasure hid in a field,” calling the Son of God “the true vine,” “the light of the world,” “the good shepherd,” and “the way, the truth, and the life.” The Gospels reverberate with allusions to the poetry of the Old Testament; the last book of all is Revelation, a visionary poem. The Bible, in other words, asks to be read poetically from start to end, and yet readers have rarely considered what that might mean, much less heeded that call. In The Bible and Poetry, the poet and scholar Michael Edwards reshapes our understanding of the Bible and religious belief, arguing that poetry is not an ornamental or accidental feature but is central to both. He speaks personally of his early, unanticipated, transformative encounters with scripture. He offers close, insightful, and resonant readings of biblical passages. Poetry, as he sees it, is the vital and necessary medium of the Creator’s word, and the truth of the Bible is not a question of precepts and propositions but of a direct experience of its poetry, its power.
The Poetic Bible
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Author : Colin Duriez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Poetic Bible written by Colin Duriez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Poetry categories.
A collection of poetry inspired by the Biblical text, and following the Biblical order, from Genesis and the Pentateuch, moving through the histories, the wisdom books, the prophets, the gospels, the letters, to the Book of Revelation. The poems featured are from all periods of English literature (the Old English and Middle English in translation or with glossaries). Two genres would be represented: the poetic paraphrase, and poetry that responds to the spirit of the biblical text, devotionally, meditatively, or even expositionally.
The Poets And Poetry Of The Bible
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Author : George Gilfillan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
The Poets And Poetry Of The Bible written by George Gilfillan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Bible categories.
A Poet S Bible
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Author : David Rosenberg
language : en
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date : 1993-01-01
A Poet S Bible written by David Rosenberg and has been published by Hyperion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Poetry categories.
This is a modern paraphrase of chapters from various books of the Hebrew Bible (Psalms, Job, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jonah, etc.) and Apocrypha (Judith and Maccabees).
Poets Of The Bible From Solomon S Song Of Songs To John S Revelation
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2017-06-27
Poets Of The Bible From Solomon S Song Of Songs To John S Revelation written by and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-27 with Religion categories.
“The vividness and beauty of the language emerge in a fresh way . . . with evocative simplicity.” —Robert Alter, professor emeritus of Hebrew and comparative literature, University of California, Berkeley The world’s greatest poetry resides in the Bible, yet these major poets are traditionally rendered into prose. In this pioneering volume of biblical poets translated in English, Willis Barnstone restores the lyricism and power of the poets’ voices in both the New and Old Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible we hear Solomon rhapsodize in Song of Songs, David chant in Psalms, God and Job debate in grand rhetoric, and prophet poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love, and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible’s epic poem. This groundbreaking volume includes every major biblical poem from Genesis and Adam and Eve in the Garden to the last pages of Alpha and Omega in Paradise.
The Great Poems Of The Bible
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Author : James L. Kugel
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-04-24
The Great Poems Of The Bible written by James L. Kugel and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-24 with Religion categories.
From the Psalms to the Prophets, from job to Ecclesiastes, much of the Bible is written in poetry. The poems of the Bible include some of its best known and most beloved passages: "The Lord is my shepherd," "Let justice roll down like waters," "By the rivers of Babylon," "Remember your Creator," "Arise, shine, for thy light is come!" These poems live in the hearts of those who are familiar with the Bible and offer rich rewards to anyone who is approaching the world's greatest book for the first time. In The Great Poems of the Bible, Harvard scholar James Kugel presents original translations of the most beautiful and important poems of the Scripture. Taken together, these poems represent the very essence of the Hebrew Bible. Reading them one after another is like taking a guided tour through Scripture, meeting firsthand some of its most important teachings and opening the way to an understanding of the Bible as a whole. Each poem is accompanied by an eloquent and accessible explanation of the poem's language, and a reflection on its meaning. These learned, compact essays introduce readers to the broader spiritual world of ancient Israel. What did people in biblical times believe about God? Where is a person's soul located and what does it do? Is there an afterlife? How does one come to "know" God? Why wasn't Eve meant to be Adam's "helpmate" (Kugel shows how this was just a translator's slip-up), and what does the Bible have to say about the role of women? Kugel's sparkling translations of the poems, together with the fascinating insights that accompany them, distill the very best that the Bible and modern scholarship have to offer. Kugel brings new life to some of history's greatest poems, and offers a new look at a Bible we thought we already knew. Here, in one volume, is a "Bible's bible" that belongs in every home.
Victorian Poets And The Changing Bible
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Author : Charles LaPorte
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2011-11-17
Victorian Poets And The Changing Bible written by Charles LaPorte and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
Victorian Poets and the Changing Bible charts the impact of post-Enlightenment biblical criticism on English literary culture. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw a widespread reevaluation of biblical inspiration, in which the Bible’s poetic nature came to be seen as an integral part of its religious significance. Understandably, then, many poets who followed this interpretative revolution—including Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning—came to reconceive their highest vocational ambitions: if the Bible is essentially poetry, then modern poetry might perform a cultural role akin to that of scripture. This context equally illuminates the aims and achievements of famous Victorian unbelievers such as Arthur Hugh Clough and George Eliot, who also responded enthusiastically to the poetic ideal of an inspired text. Building upon a recent and ongoing reevaluation of religion as a vital aspect of Victorian culture, Charles LaPorte shows the enduring relevance of religion in a period usually associated with its decline. In doing so, he helps to delineate the midcentury shape of a literary dynamic that is generally better understood in Romantic poetry of the earlier part of the century. The poets he examines all wrestled with modern findings about the Bible's fortuitous historical composition, yet they owed much of their extraordinary literary success to their ability to capitalize upon the progress of avant-garde biblical interpretation. This book's revisionary and provocative thesis speaks not only to the course of English poetics but also to the logic of nineteenth-century literary hierarchies and to the continuing evolution of religion in the modern era. Victorian Literature and Culture Series
The Poems And Psalms Of The Hebrew Bible
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Author : Susan E. Gillingham
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994
The Poems And Psalms Of The Hebrew Bible written by Susan E. Gillingham and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book concentrates on the poetry of the Hebrew Bible. After considering the essential elements of Hebrew verse, it looks at the most familiar poems - the Psalms, the Song of Solomon, and the poetry in Job and Proverbs - as well as at less familiar examples of poems which by contrast are embedded in narrative such as war poetry, harvest hymns, elegies, prayers of protest, and thanksgiving songs.
Biblical Poetry And The Art Of Close Reading
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Author : J. Blake Couey
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-08-30
Biblical Poetry And The Art Of Close Reading written by J. Blake Couey and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-30 with Bibles categories.
Explores the aesthetic dimensions of biblical poetry, offering close readings of poems across the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.