TY - MANSCPT AU - Gordis,Robert TI - Poets, prophets, and sages: essays in Biblical interpretation SN - 0253166551 (Hbk) AV - BS1192 .G65 1971 U1 - 221 Gor 1971 PY - 1971///] CY - Bloomington, PB - Indiana University Press KW - Bible KW - Old Testament N1 - 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 ER -