Poetic Imagination in Proverbs: Variant Repetitions and the Nature of Poetry

by Knut Martin Heim

No fewer than 223 verses in Proverbs appear two times (79 sets), three times (15 sets), or even four times (5 sets) in identical or slightly altered form--more than 24% of the book. Heim analyzes all of these, presenting them in delineated Hebrew lines and in English translation. Where appropriate, the translations are followed by textual notes that discuss uncertainties regarding the textual witnesses (textual criticism) and explore lexical, grammatical,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575068109
• ISBN13: 9781575068107
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"