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The story of how each age understood the nature biblical poetry, Kugel concludes, is a key to understanding the Bible's place in the history of Western thought.

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By challenging some of scholarship's most cherished positions, this book will undoubtedly become the sine qua non for all future discussions of biblical language. Journal of the American Academy of Religion This book is a truly remarkable achievement. -- P. Wernberg-Moller Journal of Jewish Studies A pleasure to read and obviously fun to write, a book which reminds us, through its mastery of critical rhetoric and immense learning, of the playfulness of being a scholar. -- Francis Landy Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Consistently erudite, lucid, honest, revisionist, and awesomely comprehensive. Shofar

The Idea of Biblical Poetry

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/08/1998
      ISBN13: 9780801859441, 978-0801859441
      ISBN10: 0801859441

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The story of how each age understood the nature biblical poetry, Kugel concludes, is a key to understanding the Bible's place in the history of Western thought.

      Trade Review
      By challenging some of scholarship's most cherished positions, this book will undoubtedly become the sine qua non for all future discussions of biblical language. Journal of the American Academy of Religion This book is a truly remarkable achievement. -- P. Wernberg-Moller Journal of Jewish Studies A pleasure to read and obviously fun to write, a book which reminds us, through its mastery of critical rhetoric and immense learning, of the playfulness of being a scholar. -- Francis Landy Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Consistently erudite, lucid, honest, revisionist, and awesomely comprehensive. Shofar

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