Cantos and Strophes in Biblical Hebrew Poetry III: Psalms 90?150 and Psalm 1

by P. van der Lugt

Overview

This volume deals with the rhetoric, the formal and thematic framework, of Psalms 90-150 (the Fourth and Fifth Book of the Psalter). It is the conclusion of the Psalms Project started with Psalms 1-41, OTS 53 (2006) , and continued with Psalms 42-89, OTS 57 (2010). Formal and thematic devices demonstrate that the psalms are composed of a consistent pattern of cantos (stanzas) and strophes. The formal devices especially include quantitative balance on the level of the cantos in terms of verselines, verbal repetitions, and (on the level of the strophes) transition markers. The quantitative approach to a psalm in terms of verselines, cola and/or words in most cases clearly discloses a focal message. This massive study is rounded off by an updated introduction to the canto design of biblical poetry (including the book of Job, Lamentations, the Songs of Songs, Deutero-Isaiah and other major poems of the Hebrew Bible).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789004260948
Publisher:	Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/25/2013
Series:	Oudtestamentische Studi?n, Old Testament Studies , #63
Pages:	620
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Pieter van der Lugt, Ph.D. (1980), Theological University of Kampen, the Netherlands. His publications deal with the rhetorical structure of Hebrew poetry and include Rhetorical Criticism and the Poetry of the Book of Job (OTS 32, Brill, 1995) and Cantos and Strophes in Biblical Hebrew Poetry I, II, and III (OTS 53/57/63, Brill, 2006/2010/2013).