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This dissertation studies parts of six medieval Jewish Torah commentaries in order to examine how they related to what we call Pentateuchal poetry. It examines their general approaches to Bible interpretation and their treatments of all Pentateuchal poems. It focusses on qualities we associate with poetry--parallelism, structure, metaphor, and syntax--and explores the extent to which they treated poems differently from prose. / The effort begins by defining Pentateuchal poetry and discussing a range of its presentations by various ancient writers. Subsequent chapters examine its treatment by Rabbi Saadia Gaon of Baghdad (882-942), Abraham Ibn Ezra of Spain (1089-1164), Samuel Ben Meir (1080-1160) and Joseph Bekhor Shor (12th century) of Northern France, David Kimhi of Provence (1160-1235), and Obadiah Sforno of Italy (1470-1550). / While all of these commentators wrote on the poetic passages, none differentiated systematically between Pentateuchal prose and poetry or treated them in substantially different ways. Samuel Ben Meir, Ibn Ezra, Bekhor Shor, and Kimhi did discuss some poetic features of these texts. The other two men were far less inclined to do so, but occasionally recognized some differences between prose and poetry and some phenomena unique to the latter.

This dissertation tests and evaluates four current theories of the verse structure of biblical Hebrew poetry. These theories are: the counting of minimal units, such as poetic feet, stresses or syllables, practiced in various forms since antiquity, and recently employed by D. N. Freedman, F. M. Cross and others, the analysis of poetic line-forms proposed by Terence Collins, the syntactic structural analysis proposed by M. O'Connor, and the semantic analysis practiced by Willow van der Meer, Johannes de Moor and a group of scholars associated with the Kampen School of Theology. All of these theories purport to identify and explain the fundamentals of biblical Hebrew verse structure. Each of these theories is presented comprehensively. These presentations include a review of literature relevant to the field of Hebrew verse structure studies in general, and to these four current theories of verse structure in particular. / These four theories are applied to four poetic passages from the Hebrew Bible: Judges 5:2--31, Isaiah 5:1--7, Lamentations 1 and Psalm 126. These applications show how each of these theories describes the verse structure of each of the poems. Following this, the theories and their applications to these passages are compared to determine which, if any, of these theories are effective in distinguishing poetry from prose, distinguishing one poem from another, predicting the form of a poem, and prescribing rules for the composition of poetry. The strengths and weaknesses of each theory are identified. In addition, the reasons for the failure of these theories to provide an adequate description of the verse structure of biblical Hebrew poetry are indicated.

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王學晟. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-221) / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Wang Xuesheng.

The thesis concludes that because the cult-centred approach has been so concerned with the cultic functions of the psalms, it has failed to appreciate the personal contributions of the psalmists, and in so doing has often misinterpreted the primary purpose of a psalm. A life-centred reading of the Psalter is therefore a vital component in correcting this imbalance in psalmic studies today.

Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: By means of literary, linguistic and comparative literary approaches, this study examines the literary structure of the alphabetical acrostic poems in the Psalms. First, a literary approach is used to analyze the form and content of each alphabetical acrostic poem to show that the literary structure of the poems is varied. Selected Psalms 9-10, 111 and 112 are translated from the Hebrew and compared to ancient Near Eastern languages especially Akkadian and Ugaritic. Second, by means of linguistic approaches, the literary structure of each poem is determined on both micro and macro levels using the researcher’s own translations of these psalms. Furthermore, a comparative literary approach is employed to compare the forms of ancient Near Eastern acrostics, in particular Akkadian, Egyptian and Ugaritic poems, to Hebrew acrostics. The analysis reveals both similarities with other ancient Near Eastern forms as well as the uniqueness of the Hebrew alphabetical acrostic poems. Both linguistic and literary insights are used to determine the relationship between the different forms. The findings suggest that the alphabetical acrostic poems were probably written around or after 1000 B.C.E. since the ancient Near Eastern poems were written before 1000 B.C.E. The unique 22-line form of the Hebrew alphabetical acrostics also indicates that Hebrew thought was distinct from what can be observed in other ancient Near Eastern texts. On the basis of this research, a conclusion is reached and suggestions for future research are made. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Deur literêre, linguistiese en vergelykende literêre benaderings ondersoek hierdie studie die literêre struktuur van die alfabetiese akrostiese gedigte in die Psalms. Eerstens word ‘n literêre benadering gebruik om die vorm en inhoud van elke alfabetiese lettervers te ontleed om aan te toon dat die literêre struktuur van die gedigte verskillend is. Die gekose Psalms 9-10, 111 en 112 word uit die Hebreeus vertaal en in vergelyking met die Ou-Nabye-Oosterse tale, veral Akkadiese en Ugarities, bespreek. Tweedens, deur linguistiese benaderings, word die literêre struktuur van elke gedig op beide mikro-en makro vlakke bepaal deur gebruik te maak van die navorser se eie vertalings van hierdie psalms. Verder, word ‘n vergelykende literêre benadering aangewend om die vorms van die Ou-Nabye- Oosterse akrostiese gedigte, in die besonder Akkadies, Egiptiese en Ugaritiese gedigte, met Hebreeuse akrostiese gedigte te vergelyk. Die ontleding toon die ooreenkomste met ander antieke Nabye- Oosterse vorms sowel as die uniekheid van die Hebreeuse alfabetiese akrostiese gedigte. Beide linguistiese en literêre insigte word gebruik om die verhouding tussen die verskillende vorms te bepaal. Die bevindinge dui daarop dat die alfabetiese akrostiese gedigte waarskynlik geskryf is rondom of later as 1000 vC, angesien die antieke Nabye-Oosterse gedigte voor 1000 vC geskryf is. Die unieke 22-reël vorm van die Hebreeuse alfabetiese akrostiese gedigte dui ook aan dat die Hebreeuse denke te onderskei is van wat in ander antieke Nabye-Oosterse tekste gereflekteer word. Gebaseer op hierdie navorsing, word tot ‘n gevolgtrekking gekom, en word voorstelle vir toekomstige navorsing gemaak.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T15:02:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2731697 bytes, checksum: c6d4966d1294ba469b32bdc0500cd7fe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In the Bible we see stories in the meeting of the wives of Isaac, Jacob and Moses, a mythic image, the same plot and a myth. This research aims to highlight and analyze these features seeking to understand them and respond to guiding question "What is the function and meaning of this narrative for the ancient Israelites?". Justify the search in the search for meaning of a sacred history of antiquity that inspired and instructed the people - Jews, and became so important that was recorded in its main holy book. From Mircea Eliade, Gilbert Durand, Joseph Campbell, Arnold Van Gennep, Gershom Sholem, among others, traveled a path where a reading is made of three Bible stories. The methodology used is that of literature with a qualitative approach with reference to the Hebrew Bible and books specializing in myth and symbol, watch out for an analysis supported by the anthropological school of religion. As results stand out: A scenario redundant - a couple who is in a well - alluding to a microcosm and refers the image center, as Eliade - the navel of the world as well, which draws the two complementary forces (male and female) that promote the creation, a plot that evolves into an outcome - an alien who presents after a long journey stops and rests in a well. A woman finds. There is a dialogue between them. There offering water. The woman returns to her home and reported the incident. The alien remains in the well. Relatives of the woman they meet abroad and invites him to join. The alien remains some time with them. Is a marriage; The myth of androgen as primary justification for marriage in Judaism; The journey in search of the bride; The symbolism of the meeting; The mitocrítica these Bible stories. In any way disregard the many other forms of analysis and interpretation previously promoted by researchers, theologians and biblical scholars. This is just a glimpse into the object of the meeting of the wives of the Biblical patriarchs. A look influenced by theorists of symbolic hermeneutics, giving its contribution to the understanding of something that is bigger than any one mind may have already guessed, is that the religious phenomenon and its various forms to submit to the man. / Na Bíblia observamos nas histórias do encontro das esposas de Isaac, Jacó e Moisés: uma imagem mítica, um mesmo enredo e um mito. Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo destacar e analisar estas características buscando compreende-los e responder a pergunta norteadora qual a função e significado desta narrativa para os antigos israelitas? . Justificamos a pesquisa na busca por significado de uma história sagrada da Antiguidade que inspirou e instruiu um povo hebreus-, e tornou-se tão relevante que foi registrada no seu principal livro sagrado. A partir de Mircea Eliade, Gilbert Durand, Joseph Campbell, Arnold Van Gennep, Gershom Sholém, entre outros, percorremos um caminho onde é feita uma leitura destas três histórias bíblicas. A metodologia utilizada é a de pesquisa bibliográfica com abordagem qualitativa tendo como referência a Bíblia hebraica e livros especializados em mito e símbolo, atentos para uma análise amparada na escola antropológica da religião. Como resultados podemos destacar: Um cenário redundante um casal que se encontra em um poço -, aludindo a um microcosmos e que remete a imagem de centro, conforme Eliade o poço como umbigo do mundo, que atrai as duas forças complementares (masculino e feminino) que promovem a criação; Um enredo que evolui para um desfecho - apresenta um estrangeiro que depois de longa viagem pára e descansa em um poço. Uma mulher o encontra. Há um diálogo entre eles. Há oferecimento de água. A mulher volta a sua casa e relata o ocorrido. O estrangeiro permanece no poço. Parentes da mulher vão ao encontro do estrangeiro e o convida para entrar. O estrangeiro permanece algum tempo com eles. Ocorre um casamento; O mito do andrógeno primordial como justificativa para o casamento no judaísmo; A jornada em busca da noiva; A simbologia do encontro; A mitocrítica destas histórias bíblicas. De forma nenhuma desconsideramos as inúmeras outras formas de análise e interpretação promovida anteriormente por pesquisadores, teólogos ou biblicistas. Este é apenas mais um olhar sobre o objeto do encontro das esposas dos patriarcas bíblicos. Um olhar influenciado pelos teóricos da hermenêutica simbólica, dando a sua contribuição para o entendimento de algo que é maior do que qualquer mente possa já ter percebido, que é o fenômeno religioso e suas diversas formas de se apresentar ao homem.

Resume: The work has a special theme of social accents of the prophets in the period before the exile. There is question what the chronology of the history of the royal era, in which the prophets spoke, was, what social processes were taking place at that time and how they are documented by biblical history and archeology. The first part of the work describes the historical situation in which these prophets were spreading their message. In this epoch the King's time was at the top of its peak, after which the crisis of transition from tribal society started into the urban civilization started which was finished by Israel's exile to Assyria and Judea in Babylon. In the northern empire peaks of the prosperity are considered to be the period during the reign of Achab and Jeroboam II. In the southern Empire it is the Uzziah's period. These peak times of prosperity, stemming from the state development, successful battles, and foreign trade, brought with an increase in social inequality and damage to social relations. The work depicts this time according to biblical sources, particulary the 1st and 2nd Books of Kings and the 2nd Paralipomenon. This section is followed by a chapter on interpretations by which Biblical archeology interprets archeological finds related to the time of the kingdom, especially from the...