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The essence of true love is in the yearning not in the
consummation.
This literary analysis of the "Song of Songs" employs the methods
of New Criticism. Each analysis aims to uncover the messages
conveyed by the poems and the inner world of the characters. The
analysis brings to the fore the highly sophisticated and the
original creativity of the love poetry of the "Song of Songs." In
the introduction, the question is posed as to whether the "Song of
Songs" is an anthology or one literary whole. After discussing the
strengths and weakness of the various approaches, the author
proposes a novel structure for the Book predicated on the various
genres of the love poems.
Assis discerns poems of physical description, poems of adoration,
and poems of yearning. In addition, he discerns what he takes to be
a previously unrecognized genre, poems of rendezvous - a new
structure which is based on a psychological understanding of
passionate love is now discovered.
One of the undisputed dominant features of passionate love is the
longing for union with the beloved. Based on this premise, the book
is divided into five sections, each of which ends with an attempt
to unite or in a union. The structure of the book reflects an
emotional and inner development in the psyche of the lovers and in
the relationship between them. Throughout the book the
interrelationships between the various genres of the love poems,
and the development of the characters is spelled out
Prophetic sayings are generally a reaction to immediate realities,
and therefore attempts to understand prophetic literature without
the benefit of the prophet's historical milieu are limited or
inaccurate. Contrary to the prevailing opinion that Joel is
post-exilic, the book is located within the exilic period,
recognising the lack of any rebuke consistent with a people
experiencing deep despair. The Book of Joel places great emphasis
on the motif of the divine presence residing in the midst of
Israel, and it is asserted that the prophet's main purpose was to
bring the people to renew their connection with the Lord after the
destruction of the Temple, which, though physically ruined, had not
lost its religious significance. A literary and rhetorical analysis
demonstrates how the prophet sought to influence his audience.
Literary devices and rhetorical tools are investigated, and their
relevance and contribution to the book's meanings are explored. One
central feature of the book is its focus on a detailed discussion
of the position and purpose of the locust plague, employing recent
literary approaches.
Following the great periods of national leadership by Moses and
Joshua, the book of Judges depicts the stewardship of various
judges that rose to power to solve local religious and military
challenges in the premonarchic period. This volume provides a close
reading of the entire book of Judges, taking seriously the distinct
elements of the book and how they are interconnected. Elie Assis
explores the ways in which the ideology and theology of Judges
unfold through a careful literary analysis. Moving beyond the cycle
of sin, punishment, and salvation, Assis demonstrates how
differences in the descriptive language applied to each judge, as
well as the evaluations in the opening and concluding chapters,
provide clues as to the organization and message of the text. Most
works on Judges focus on the historical background of the period or
the historical process of the book’s composition and seek to
dissolve its stories into component parts. In contrast, Before
There Were Kings points to the deep underlying unity of Judges and
the function of the individual stories within the whole. New and
carefully drawn insights related to the purpose of each section and
the themes that shape the book as a whole make this a
groundbreaking, programmatic contribution to research on the book
of Judges. It will be of particular interest to students and
scholars of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible.
The essence of true love is in the yearning not in the
consummation. This literary analysis of the Song of Songs employs
the methods of New Criticism. Each analysis aims to uncover the
messages conveyed by the poems and the inner world of the
characters. The analysis brings to the fore the highly
sophisticated and the original creativity of the love poetry of the
Song of Songs. In the introduction, the question is posed as to
whether the Song of Songs is an anthology or one literary whole.
After discussing the strengths and weakness of the various
approaches, the author proposes a novel structure for the Book
predicated on the various genres of the love poems. Assis discerns
poems of physical description, poems of adoration, and poems of
yearning. In addition, he discerns what he takes to be a previously
unrecognized genre, poems of rendezvous - a new structure which is
based on a psychological understanding of passionate love is now
discovered. One of the undisputed dominant features of passionate
love is the longing for union with the beloved. Based on this
premise, the book is divided into five sections, each of which ends
with an attempt to unite or in a union. The structure of the book
reflects an emotional and inner development in the psyche of the
lovers and in the relationship between them. Throughout the book
the interrelationships between the various genres of the love
poems, and the development of the characters is spelled out
Prophetic sayings are generally a reaction to immediate realities,
and therefore attempts to understand prophetic literature without
the benefit of the prophet's historical milieu are limited or
inaccurate. Contrary to the prevailing opinion that Joel is
post-exilic, the book is located within the exilic period,
recognising the lack of any rebuke consistent with a people
experiencing deep despair. The Book of Joel places great emphasis
on the motif of the divine presence residing in the midst of
Israel, and it is asserted that the prophet's main purpose was to
bring the people to renew their connection with the Lord after the
destruction of the Temple, which, though physically ruined, had not
lost its religious significance. A literary and rhetorical analysis
demonstrates how the prophet sought to influence his audience.
Literary devices and rhetorical tools are investigated, and their
relevance and contribution to the book's meanings are explored. One
central feature of the book is its focus on a detailed discussion
of the position and purpose of the locust plague, employing recent
literary approaches.
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