The Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry carry themselves
differently from those of the Pentateuch, the histories or the
prophets. The divine voice does not peal from Sinai, there are no
narratives carried along by prophetic interpretation nor are
oracles declaimed by a prophet. Here Scripture often speaks in the
words of human response to God and God's world. The hymns, laments
and thanksgivings of Israel, the dirge of Lamentations, the
questionings of Qohelet, the love poetry of the Song of Songs, the
bold drama of Job and the proverbial wisdom of Israel all offer
their textures to this great body of biblical literature. Then too
there are the finely crafted stories of Ruth and Esther that
narrate the silent providence of God in the course of Israelite and
Jewish lives. This third Old Testament volume in IVP's celebrated
"Black Dictionary" series offers nearly 150 articles covering all
the important aspects of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Song
of Songs, Lamentations, Ruth and Esther. Over 90 contributors, many
of them experts in this literature, have contributed to the
'Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings'.
This volume maintains the quality of scholarship that students,
scholars and pastors have come to expect from this series. Coverage
of each biblical book includes an introduction to the book itself
as well as separate articles on their ancient Near Eastern
background and their history of interpretation. Additional articles
amply explore the literary dimensions of Hebrew poetry and prose,
including acrostic, ellipsis, inclusio, intertextuality,
parallelism and rhyme. And there are well-rounded treatments of
Israelite wisdom and wisdom literature, including wisdom poems,
sources and theology. In addition, a wide range of interpretive
approaches is canvassed in articles on hermeneutics, feminist
interpretation, form criticism, historical criticism, rhetorical
criticism and social-scientific approaches. The 'Dictionary of the
Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings' is sure to command
shelf space within arm's reach of any student, teacher or preacher
working in this portion of biblical literature.
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