The Poetical Books
Overview
Bringing together a large selection of essays from the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament on the Poetical books, this volume features contributions from renowned scholars in the field. Included are works by Luis Alonso Schökel (“The Poetic Structure of Psalms 42-43”), Walter Brueggemann (“Psalms and the Life of Faith: A Suggested Typology of Function”), Stuart Lasine (“Bird’s-Eye and Worm’s-Eye Views of Justice in the Book of Job”), and many others.
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- Title: The Poetical Books
- Author: David J. A. Clines
- Series: Sheffield Reader Collection
- Volume: 41
- Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
- Print Publication Date: 1997
- Logos Release Date: 2009
- Pages: 370
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Hebrew poetry, Biblical › History and criticism; Wisdom literature › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9781850757870, 1850757879
- Resource ID: LLS:POETICALBOOKS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:17:51Z
David J. A. Clines concentrated his studies on Hebrew lexicography and contemporary literary approaches to the Hebrew Bible. He studied classical languages in Sydney, Semitic Languages in Cambridge, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Amsterdam.
Clines was emeritus professor of biblical studies at the University of Sheffield where he previously served as head of the department for seven years. Clines also served as president of the Society for Old Testament Study, publisher and director at Sheffield Academic Press for 25 years, and president of the Society of Biblical Literature.
Clines authored and edited several publications including Interested Parties: The Ideology of Writers and Readers of the Hebrew Bible, On the Way to Postmodern, Esther Scroll: The Story of the Story, and The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew.