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Category Archives: Hebrew Poetry
Silver Dross or Like a Glaze
I was a little surprised to find that the TNIV and NIV 2011 have reverted to the Masoretic text (partially) of Proverbs 26:23 against the 1984 NIV which followed the critical rephrasing of this verse in light of Ugaritic and … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrew, Hebrew Poetry, Proverbs
Tagged Hittite, NET, NIV, Old Testament, TNIV, Ugaritic
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Lamenting Lamentations: A Literary-Theology
In teaching the book of Lamentations, I was (once again) struck by the structure of this little book in its Hebrew form. It seems by its very structure to shape the Hebrew reader/hearer. Of course, any reading of the text … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrew Poetry, Lamentations, Literary Reading
Tagged acrostic, literary interpretation, Old Testament, strophe, Theology
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Hebraizing Students
The results of my Hebraic influence on students is beginning to show as seen in the following proverb from one of them written in ancient Near Eastern fashion to me: “There are three things that trouble me, four that disturb: … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrew Poetry, Proverbs, Wisdom
Tagged Amenemope, cognate wisdom literature, Fun, proverb
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Cambria: The Hebrew Poet
חבקני אם (Mom hugs me) שקני אם (Mom kisses me) שקני אב (Dad kisses me) חבקני אב (Dad hugs me) כי בי אהבו רב מאד (And they love me very much) Note the chiastic structure of the first four lines where the verb in … Continue reading
On Hebrew Poetry
For those who have spent any time studying Biblical Hebrew (BH) it becomes readily apparent that while BH prose is fairly simple to translate (as far as translation of other languages go), BH poetry is another matter altogether. The often … Continue reading