Isa. 52:13-53:12 has occupied a special position within Jewish and Christian traditions, as well as within biblical scholarship. This book focuses particularly on different ways of reading this text. Historical-critical readings in the tradition after Bernhard Duhm are challenge…
Song of songs: a close reading
by Barbiero, Gianni, Tait, Michael J.
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Studies in the Book of Wisdom
by Zsengellér, József, International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, Pápa, Hungary), Xeravits, Géza, Reformed Theological Academy/Pápa., Shimeón Centre for the Study of Hellenistic and Roman Age Judaism and Christianity
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"While many studies explore the literary role of the oath in general literature, none have contended with the role of the oath in the biblical narratives. This study seeks to fill that vacuum. This study demonstrates that by perceiving the oath as a literary device for plot and …
"An interesting feature in the lament psalms is the sudden change of mood. Unfortunately, as the term that has come to be associated with the subject indicates - 'Certainty of a Hearing' - the change of mood is understood only in terms of a movement from lament to praise. This h…
