Reading Prophetic Poetry

Author : Barbara Bakke Kaiser
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532662911

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Reading Prophetic Poetry by Barbara Bakke Kaiser Pdf

This volume seeks to guide students in religious or literary studies or other interested readers toward understanding and appreciation of biblical prophetic poetry. Each of the three sections of the book includes a chapter examining one of the literary features with brief examples from prophetic texts, followed by another chapter of applied criticism of a full prophetic poem (Joel 2 on parallelism, Jeremiah 4 on voice, and Isaiah 24 on design). Among the distinct features of the book are diagrams of parallel lines, promoting two-dimensional, “binocular” reading of the poems. Of all the literature of the Bible, prophetic poetry has probably been least accessible to the modern reader. Language is dense, images are obscure, and logical development of ideas seems almost inaccessible. Reading Prophetic Poetry seeks to help readers appreciate the luminous beauty of the language and the austere power and surprising relevance of the ideas in these relatively obscure biblical texts. It introduces an accessible approach to prophetic poetry which invites readers to turn to the biblical texts on their own with new ideas for appreciating the riches of these ancient poems.

Author : James L. Kugel
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0801495687

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Poetry and Prophecy by James L. Kugel Pdf

Author : J. Blake Couey
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198743552

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Reading the Poetry of First Isaiah by J. Blake Couey Pdf

Reading the Poetry of First Isaiah provides a literary and historical study of the prophetic poetry of First Isaiah, an underappreciated but highly sophisticated collection of poems in the Hebrew Bible. Informed by recent developments in biblical studies and broader trends in the study of poetry, Dr J. Blake Couey articulates a fresh account of Biblical Hebrew poetry and argues that careful attention to poetic style is crucial for the interpretation of these texts. Discussing lineation, he explains that lines serve important rhetorical functions in First Isaiah, but the absence of lineated manuscripts from antiquity makes it necessary to defend proposed line divisions using criteria such as parallelism, rhythm, and syntax. He examines poetic structure, and highlights that parallelism and enjambment create a sense of progression between individual lines, which are tightly joined to form couplets, triplets, quatrains, and occasionally even longer groups. Later, Dr Couey treats imagery and metaphor in First Isaiah. A striking variety of images-most notably agricultural and animal imagery-appear in diverse contexts in these poems, often with rich figurative significance.

Author : Ehud Ben Zvi,Claudia V. Camp,David M. Gunn,Aaron W. Hughes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567295316

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Poets, Prophets, and Texts in Play by Ehud Ben Zvi,Claudia V. Camp,David M. Gunn,Aaron W. Hughes Pdf

In this volume, a list of esteemed scholars engage with the literary readings of prophetic and poetic texts in the Hebrew Bible that revolve around sensitivity to the complexity of language, the fragility of meaning, and the interplay of texts. These themes are discussed using a variety of hermeneutical strategies. In Part 1, Poets and Poetry, some essays address the nature of poetic language itself, while others play with themes of love, beauty, and nature in specific poetic texts. The essays in Part 2, Prophets and Prophecy, consider prophets and prophecy from a number of interpretive directions, moving from internal literary analysis to the reception of these texts and their imagery in a range of ancient and modern contexts. Those in Part 3, on the other hand, Texts in Play, take more recent works (from Shakespeare to Tove Jansson's Moomin books for children) as their point of departure, developing conversations between texts across the centuries that enrich the readings of both the ancient and modern pieces of literature.

Author : Eudy Heart Change Tammy S,Tammy S. Eudy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0557044618

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Prophetic Poetry by Eudy Heart Change Tammy S,Tammy S. Eudy Pdf

This book is prophetic poetry, most of the poemsare about heaven, creativity, portals. May the reader desire to go deeper in the things of God as you read these poems.

Author : J. Blake Couey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Hebrew poetry, Biblical
ISBN : 0191803189

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Reading the Poetry of First Isaiah by J. Blake Couey Pdf

Author : Peter D. Quinn-Miscall
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664223699

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Reading Isaiah by Peter D. Quinn-Miscall Pdf

This practical, "how-to" literary introduction to Isaiah as a poem is based upon the English text and focuses upon parallelism, figurative language, and the use of imagery.

Author : Traian Morovan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781543408768

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Prophetic Poetry Revelations by Traian Morovan Pdf

Several of my poems have been inspired by God and Jesus, and I have compiled a selection of my favorites that I have written over the years. I am here to give a message for all that have eyes and ears that you may see and hear this warning. I hope this book finds you well and healthy. I hope it brings upon you blessings of love, health, and wisdom from God, our Creator. Amen!

Author : Gerald Morris
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567280664

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Prophecy, Poetry and Hosea by Gerald Morris Pdf

The books of the Latter Prophets have traditionally been treated as persuasive speeches, and interpreted according to their rhetoric. At the same time, interpreters recognize the poetic form of much prophecy. This study takes up the notion of the 'prophet' as 'poet', focusing on word-play in Hosea and on the lyrical plot of that book; the case is made for treating Hosea as a stark, full-length poem of inexhaustible power.

Author : Kahlil Gibran
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789390287826

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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Pdf

A book of poetic essays written in English, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is full of religious inspirations. With the twelve illustrations drawn by the author himself, the book took more than eleven years to be formulated and perfected and is Gibran's best-known work. It represents the height of his literary career as he came to be noted as ‘the Bard of Washington Street.’ Captivating and vivified with feeling, The Prophet has been translated into forty languages throughout the world, and is considered the most widely read book of the twentieth century. Its first edition of 1300 copies sold out within a month.

Author : J. Blake Couey,Elaine T James
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781107156203

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Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading by J. Blake Couey,Elaine T James Pdf

Explores the aesthetic dimensions of biblical poetry, offering close readings of poems across the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

Author : Terrell Dunnum
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781617397325

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While There Is Still Time by Terrell Dunnum Pdf

Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, 'Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.' Jeremiah 30:2 God always sends messengers to warn his people before a special event. He sent Noah before the flood. He sent angels before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. He sent John the Baptist before the arrival of Jesus Christ. In the same way God spoke to Noah and John the Baptist, He has spoken to Terrell Dunnum. Terrell has released the Lord's messages into a book of poetry that will bring hope and healing to all who read it. While There is Still Time is filled with poetry that is enjoyable both for its message and for its unique rhythms and rhymes. The poetry in While There is Still Time will touch all people, whether saved or unsaved. The lost will be drawn back to God, the weak in faith will be strengthened, and all readers will find encouragement and inspiration.

Author : Ian Balfour
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0804745064

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The Rhetoric of Romantic Prophecy by Ian Balfour Pdf

The Romantic era in England and Germany saw a sudden renewal of prophetic modes of writing. Biblical prophecy and, to a lesser extent, classical oracle again became viable models for poetry and even for journalistic prose. Notably, this development arose out of the new-found freedom of biblical interpretation that began in the mid-eighteenth century, as the Bible was increasingly seen to be a literary and mythical text. Taking Walter Benjamin’s thinking about history as a point of departure, the author shows how the model for Romantic prophecy emerges less as a prediction of the future than as a call to change in the present, even as it quotes, at key turns, texts from the past. After surveying developments in eighteenth-century biblical hermeneutics, as well as the numerous instances of prophetic eruption in Romantic poetry, the book culminates in close readings of works by Blake, Hölderlin, and Coleridge. Each of these writers interpreted the Bible in strong, variously radical and conservative ways, and each reworked prophetic texts in often startling fashion. The author’s reading of Blake focuses on the complex temporal and rhetorical dynamics at work in a prophetic tradition, with attention paid to the key mediating figure of Milton. The chapter on Hölderlin investigates the truth-claim of poetry and the consequences of Hölderlin’s insight into the necessarily figural character of poetry. The analysis of Coleridge correlates his theory of allegory and symbol with his theory and practice of political writing, which often relies on mobilizing prophetic authority. Together, the readings force us to reexamine the claims and practices of Romantic poets and thinkers and their ideas and ideologies, not without engendering some allegorical resonance with issues in our own time.

Author : N. Kershaw Chadwick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781107689510

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Poetry and Prophecy by N. Kershaw Chadwick Pdf

This 1952 book is an inquiry into the relations in origin between literature and inspiration, based on a study of the practices of seers in modern communities where oral literature sill survives, and of the records of primitive poetry in the West and North. Mrs Chadwick discusses the universal reverence accorded to poets, musicians, seers, or prophets, the training they underwent, the methods of ecstasy, and the remarkable similarities of their messages in remote and different parts of the world.

Author : Tonida Jacqueline Cooper
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781514405000

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My Gift to You by Tonida Jacqueline Cooper Pdf

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