Vast as the Sea: Hebrew Poetry and the Human Condition

by Samuel Hildebrandt

The poetry, imagery, speeches, and emotions readers encounter in texts like Job, Psalms, and Jeremiah are abundant resources for articulating the painful experiences of the human condition. These compositions are sacred scripts that normalize and articulate the anxiety, loneliness, and despair that mark life on earth. In Vast as the Sea, Samuel Hildebrandt presents an accessible, exegetical study of these scripts that demonstrates how the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506485499
• ISBN13: 9781506485492
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"