Poets of the Bible
from Solomon's Song of songs to John's Book of revelation
First edition.
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Author
Publication
2017 - W. W. Norton & Company, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
130,500 words, Guess
Page Count
522 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepoetsofbiblefrom0000unse
- ISBN-100393243893
- ISBN-139780393243895
- AmazonB01M64LRK5
- Library of Congress Control Number2017016681
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number990323536
- OCLC Control Number994868634
- Better World Books9780393243895
- Open LibraryOL27240267M
Classifications
- DDC220.5/209
- LCCBS391.3 .B38 2017
- LCCBS447
and 1 more
- LCCBS391.3 .B53 2017
Description
"The world's greatest poetry resides in the Bible, yet these major poets are traditionally rendered into prose. In this pioneering volume of biblical poets translated in English, Willis Barnstone restores the lyricism and power of the poets' voices in both the New and Old Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible we hear Solomon rhapsodize in Song of Songs, David chant in Psalms, God and Job debate in grand rhetoric, and prophet poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love, and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible's epic poem. This groundbreaking volume includes every major biblical poem from Genesis and Adam and Eve in the Garden to the last pages of Alpha and Omega in Paradise"--Dust jacket.
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