From the Preface: “The alphabetic acrostic is one of the most
easily identifiable poetic forms in the Hebrew Bible. Examples can
be found in prophetic discourse (Nahum), the lament over the
destruction of Jerusalem (Lamentations), liturgical song (Psalms),
and wisdom literature (Proverbs). Yet its very obviousness has
tended to deflect deeper exploration of its structure and purpose.
Since Mowinckel denigrated the acrostics in the Psalms as a
“disintegration of style,’ too often scholars have simply noted
and then ignored the form. “There is no a priori reason that
alphabetic acrostics should be less creative, expressive, or
complex than other psalms. Thus the essays collected here
investigate the acrostic format as a legitimate option for
Israelite poets rather than as the refuge of uninspired
epigones....The fruit of over twenty years’ close reading of
these psalms, the following essays reveal the poets’ consummate
mastery of the demanding acrostic form and deserve incorporation in
future discussions of biblical poetic art.
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