Repetition and not Parallelism as the Determinant of Poetry in the Hebrew Bible. A Case Study of Biblical Story of Creation (Gen 1)
Repetition and not Parallelism as the Determinant of Poetry in the Hebrew Bible. A Case Study of Biblical Story of Creation (Gen 1)
Author(s): Marcin MajewskiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Poetry; poetry in the Bible; parallelism; repetition; rhythm; biblical story of creation
Summary/Abstract: The article points to new research on the subject of poetics in the Bible and argues against the thesis that the basic indicator of poetry and poetic texts in the Bible is parallelism.According to the author, repetition is such an indicator. An analysis of the biblical story of creation of the world was used as the case study (Gen 1).
- Issue Year: 11/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 199-218
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English