Great Poems of the Bible A Reader's Companion with New Translations

Name: Great Poems of the Bible A Reader's Companion with New Translations
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ISBN: 9781416589020

ISBN-10: 1416589023

ISBN-13: 9781416589020

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Authors: James L. Kugel

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From the Psalms to the Prophets, from job to Ecclesiastes, much of the Bible is written in poetry. The poems of the Bible include some of its best known and most beloved passages: "The Lord is my shepherd," "Let justice roll down like waters," "By the rivers of Babylon," "Remember your Creator," "Arise, shine, for thy light is come!" These poems live in the hearts of those who are familiar with the Bible and offer rich rewards to anyone who is approaching the world's greatest book for the first time. InThe Great Poems of the Bible,Harvard scholar James Kugel presents original translations of the most beautiful and important poems of the Scripture. Taken together, these poems represent the…

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List price: $21.99
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 10/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Contents Introduction 1. Psalm 104"This is where birds make their nest" A Place in the System 2. Psalm 42"My soul longs for You" The Double Agent 3. Psalm 29"Listen! The Lord" The Death of Baal 4. Amos 4:4 5:24"Let justice roll down like waters" A Prophet in Israel 5. 2 Samuel 1:19-27"How the mighty have fallen!" David's Lament 6. Job 28"There is mine for silver" Where Wisdom is Found 7. Judges 5Deborah's Song Tough Women 8. Psalm 51David's Confession A Pure Heart 9. The One-Line Poem (chosen from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes) Solomon's Riddles 10. Isaiah 11:1-9"The wolf will dwell with the lamb" An Ideal Time 11. Psalm 23"The Lord is my shepherd" "And Obscure as That Heaven of the Jews" 12.…