Poetry in the Hebrew Bible: Selected Studies from Vetus Testamentum

An appreciation of the form and artistry of texts is essential to the understanding of their content, and nowhere is this more evident than in the case of biblical poetry. But poetic form is also worthy of appreciation in its own right, and as the studies in this collection show, Hebrew poetry can be seen as a monument to the literary-artistic achievement of the ancients. This collection presents research by many of the world’s leading Hebrew Bible scholars who have published their work in the pages of Vetus Testamentum in recent decades. It provides a reflection of the continuing new discoveries of the richness of the biblical text.