Synopsis
Explore the craft behind the words in a foundational study of prophetic poetry.
This scholarly work examines how Isaiah’s oracular passages are built, focusing on the art and meaning of parallel lines. It reveals how writers used parallelism to reinforce message, even as editors and readers wrestle with text integrity and interpretation.
This edition surveys the form, method, and substance of parallelism in Isaiah 11–35 (and selected sections). It explains key concepts, from lexical elements to syntax, and from distichs and tristichs to monostichs. The study grounds its approach in careful textual criticism and provides detailed discussion of difficult passages, including proposed emendations and reconstruction where needed. It also presents the author’s methodological framework and discusses how form relates to meaning in these ancient texts.- Learn how parallelism repeats ideas through synonyms and syntactic patterns.
- See how different verse shapes (two, three, or more lines) affect interpretation.
- Understand the methods used to identify authentic stanza structures and to flag doubtful passages.
- Explore how textual notes, marginal readings, and linguistic shifts influence translation and study.
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