From Line to Stanza: Unraveling the Poetic Structure of Psalm 136 Using Insights from Roman Jakobson
By applying Jakobson’s methodology, this article examines the poetic structure of Ps 136. Each stanza builds upon the grammatical matical patterns of the preceding stanza to expand the description of God. The God that is initially identified by titles (vv.1-3) comes to be identified by actions (vv.4...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2025, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 293-311 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Psalmen 136
/ Parallelism
/ Poetismus
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| Further subjects: | B
Psalm 136
B Poetic Structure B Roman Jakobson B Parallelism B Kingship |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | By applying Jakobson’s methodology, this article examines the poetic structure of Ps 136. Each stanza builds upon the grammatical matical patterns of the preceding stanza to expand the description of God. The God that is initially identified by titles (vv.1-3) comes to be identified by actions (vv.4-9), stories (vv.10-15, 17-22), and the literary present (vv.23-25). This structure identifies vv.16 and 26 as strategic monostich lines that emphasize the theme of YHWH’s universal kingship in the psalm. |
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| ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2025.2465631 |
