Poets, prophets, and sages : essays in Biblical interpretation /
Gordis, Robert, 1908-
Poets, prophets, and sages : essays in Biblical interpretation / - Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, [1971] - x, 436 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Bible: its origin, growth, and meaning.--Primitive democracy in ancient Israel.--The structure of Biblical poetry.--The heptad as an element of Biblical and rabbinic style.--Quotations in Biblical, oriental, and rabbinic literature.--The social background of wisdom literature.--The knowledge of good and evil in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea scrolls.--The composition and structure of Amos.--Hosea's marriage and message.--Isaiah: prophet, thinker, world statesman.--Micah's vision of the end-time.--All men's book: the book of Job.--The temptation of Job.--The wisdom of Koheleth.--The Song of songs.
0253166551 (Hbk)
79098984
Bible.--Old Testament.
BS1192 / .G65 1971
221 Gor 1971
Poets, prophets, and sages : essays in Biblical interpretation / - Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, [1971] - x, 436 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Bible: its origin, growth, and meaning.--Primitive democracy in ancient Israel.--The structure of Biblical poetry.--The heptad as an element of Biblical and rabbinic style.--Quotations in Biblical, oriental, and rabbinic literature.--The social background of wisdom literature.--The knowledge of good and evil in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea scrolls.--The composition and structure of Amos.--Hosea's marriage and message.--Isaiah: prophet, thinker, world statesman.--Micah's vision of the end-time.--All men's book: the book of Job.--The temptation of Job.--The wisdom of Koheleth.--The Song of songs.
0253166551 (Hbk)
79098984
Bible.--Old Testament.
BS1192 / .G65 1971
221 Gor 1971