Category Archives: Hebrew Poetry

Silver Dross or Like a Glaze

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

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 →

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Lamenting Lamentations: A Literary-Theology

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

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 →

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Hebraizing Students

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

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 →

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On Hebrew Poetics (A Brief Introduction and Refutation)

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Suffice it to say that one spends several years learning basic skills in reading and interpreting the Hebrew Bible, but then after all the “rules” one learns (whether those passed down from Medieval Masoretes or ancient scholastics schooled in Greek … Continue reading →

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Cambria: The Hebrew Poet

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

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 →

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On Hebrew Poetry

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

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 →

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