Many Are Saying: The Function Of Direct Discourse In The Hebrew Psalter

Rolf Jacobson

ISBN 10: 0567081931 / ISBN 13: 9780567081933

Published by T&t Clark Ltd, 2004

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165 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Many Are Saying: The Function Of Direct Discourse In The Hebrew Psalter
• Publisher: T&t Clark Ltd
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567081931
• ISBN 13: 9780567081933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

In recent years, Old Testament scholars have come to see that the aesthetic and rhetorical richness of Hebrew poetry goes far beyond simple synonymous, antithetic, and synthetic parallelism. One aspect that has yet to receive sustained treatment is the poetic device known as direct discourse or quotation-the direct citation of a person's speech. Rolf A. Jacobson remedies this lack and makes a significant contribution to Old Testament studies by offering a sustained investigation into the function of direct discourse in the Hebrew Psalter. This leads to a greater understanding both of direct discourse and also of those psalms in which this poetic device occurs.

About the Authors

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.