Poethics? The Use of Biblical Hebrew Poetry in Ethical Reflection on the Old Testament
This study traces the history of scholarship in the discipline of Old Testament ethics in the Anglo-American tradition over the past century, focusing on the use of poetry and poetic texts throughout this period. It identifies James Muilenburg as a key figure who paved the way for greater sensitivit...
| Published in: | Currents in biblical research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2015]
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| In: |
Currents in biblical research
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Hebrew language
/ Poetry
/ Poetics
/ Ethics
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HB Old Testament KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew literature
B Hebrew Bible B Law B literary method B Bible. Old Testament B Poetics B biblical Hebrew poetry B Old Testament B Metaphor B Wisdom Literature B Ethics B Psalms B Morality B Imagination B Narrative B Prophets B Poetry |
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| Summary: | This study traces the history of scholarship in the discipline of Old Testament ethics in the Anglo-American tradition over the past century, focusing on the use of poetry and poetic texts throughout this period. It identifies James Muilenburg as a key figure who paved the way for greater sensitivity to the role that Hebrew poetic texts can play within ethical reflection, not merely in terms of their ethical themes, but more importantly, in terms of their poetic form. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5200 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X14536486 |