Ryken, Leland.

Sweeter than honey, richer than gold : a guided study of biblical poetry / Leland Ryken. - 128 pages ; 23 cm. - Reading the Bible as literature .

Includes bibliographical references.

The language poets use -- First things first: the primacy of the image -- How is A like B? the use of metaphor and simile -- Make believe: poetry and the nonliteral -- Artistic beauty: the parallelism of biblical poetry -- The composition of biblical poems -- What we need to know about biblical poems -- Putting all the pieces together: how to "explicate" a biblical poem -- What are the main types of psalms?

9781941337370 1941337376

2015006571


Bible.--Old Testament--Language, style.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Hebrew poetry, Biblical--History and criticism.

BS 1405.52 / .R95 2015