"Understanding of biblical poetry, like any other, is enhanced by the study of its structure. In The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism Adele Berlin analyzes parallelism, a major feature of biblical poetry, from a linguistic perspective. Berlin begins with a brief history of the study of biblical parallelism by biblical scholars. She then focuses on parallelism considered more broadly in the work of linguist Roman Jakobson, a new section ..."
Lamentations(1st Edition) (2002): A Commentary (The Old Testament Library) by AdeleBerlin Paperback, 164 Pages, Published 2002 by Westminster John Knox Press ISBN-13: 978-0-664-22974-0, ISBN: 0-664-22974-3
"We seem to be at an impasse on this question, which suggests that it may be
more productive to consider the issue of genre from a different perspective.
Another issue that has been debated for some time, without resolution, is the
degree of influence of the Sumerian city laments on biblical laments. Both genre
and Mesopotamian influence remain important issues, and can be usefully
discussed together, as in the monograph by F.W. Dob ..."
"Adele Berlin. (399). However, he does posit a prior story of child sacrifice which
was altered creatively by the author of Gen 22. Although Coats claims to be doing
a form critical study, it is in many ways closer to rhetorical criticism. 7 On multiple
endings cf. Wilcoxen, 91 ... 12 Tigay, whose distinction between 'author' and '
editor/redactor' I have observed, says of the latter: 'These terms [editor and
redactor] are not meant ..."
"First published in 2004, The Jewish Study Bible is a landmark, one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. It has won acclaim from readers in all religious traditions.The Jewish Study Bible, which comes in a protective slipcase, combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leadin ..."
The JPS Bible Commentary(1st Edition) Esther by AdeleBerlin Hardcover, 110 Pages, Published 2001 by The Jewish Publication Society ISBN-13: 978-0-8276-0699-9, ISBN: 0-8276-0699-0
"Recipient of the Prize of the Minister of Science, Culture, and Sport [of the State of Israel] for classical literature for the year 5762 [2001].The commentary, which accompanies the Hebrew biblical text and the JPS translation, approaches the Book of Esther from a fresh literary point-of-view. It includes essays entitled âWhen and Where Was the Book of Esther Written?â; âSex and Spiesâ; and âRabbinic Interpretation.â"
"BIBLICAL WOMEN ILLUMINATED! THE MOST MEANINGFUL BAT MITZVAH GIFT The artwork is beautiful and the description of Debra Band’s process and inspiration is fascinating. Highly recommended! —Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews This luminously illustrated volume… is clearly a labor of love on every level… three genuine biblical heroines about whom there is much to say. But most of all we appreciate the variety and originality of her a ..."
Zephaniah (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries) by Berlin Ms. Adele, AdeleBerlin Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1994 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-14080-4, ISBN: 0-300-14080-0
"With keen insight and lucid analysis, Adele Berlin brings the dramatic words of the great prophet Zaphaniah to life. Living under the tumultuous reign of King Josiah of Judah (640-609 BCE), Zephaniah predicted the final day of judgment when God would come to the fate of Israel and other nations. The book of Zephaniah is composed as a charged dialogue between God and the prophet. As their conversation unfolds, we learn of the doomed dest ..."
"For years scholars of biblical poetry have defined parallelism as the simple correspondence of one verse, phrase, or word with another. In this book, Adele Berlin approaches biblical parallelism as a linguistic phenomenon, as a complex interplay among all aspects of language. Her goal is to get at the basics of what biblical parallelism is and how it works. Berlin's examination of the grammatical, lexical, semantic, phonetic, structural ..."
"First published in 2004, The Jewish Study Bible is a landmark, one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. It has won acclaim from readers in all religious traditions.The Jewish Study Bible, which comes in a protective slipcase, combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leading ..."
"Understanding of biblical poetry is enhanced by the study of its structure. In this book Adele Berlin analyzes parallelism, a major feature of Hebrew poetry, from a linguistic perspective. This new edition of Berlin's study features an additional chapter, "The Range of Biblical Metaphors inSmikhut,"by late Russian linguist Lida Knorina. Berlin calls this addition "innovative and instructive to those who value the linguistic analysis of ..."
"Oxford University Press breaks exciting new ground in the field of study Bibles with The Jewish Study Bible. This innovative volume will, for the first time, offer readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs. The JSB presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it—in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (ra ..."
Zephaniah(1st Edition) (Anchor Bible Series, Vol. 25A) by AdeleBerlin Hardcover, 165 Pages, Published 1994 by Anchor Bible ISBN-13: 978-0-385-26631-4, ISBN: 0-385-26631-6
"With keen insight and lucid analysis, Adele Berlin brings the dramatic words of the great prophet Zaphaniah to life. Living under the tumultuous reign of King Josiah of Judah (640-609 BCE), Zephaniah predicted the final day of judgment when God would come to the fate of Israel and other nations. The book of Zephaniah is composed as a charged dialogue between God and the prophet. As their conversation unfolds, we learn of the doomed d ..."
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"This comparative study traces Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scriptural interpretation from antiquity to modernity, with special emphasis on the pivotal medieval period. It focuses on three areas: responses in the different faith traditions to tensions created by the need to transplant scriptures into new cultural and linguistic contexts; changing conceptions of the literal sense and its importance vis-...-vis non-literal senses, such as ..."
"Hailed by Library Journal as the "best ready-reference access point to the Jewish religion" and as "essential" by CHOICE in its First Edition,The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion has been the go-to resource for students, scholars, and researchers in Judaic Studies since its 1997 publication. Now,The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion, Second Edition focuses on recent and changing rituals in the Jewish community that have ..."
Lamentations(1st Edition) by AdeleBerlin Hardcover, 162 Pages, Published 2015 by Westminster John Knox Press ISBN-13: 978-0-664-21849-2, ISBN: 0-664-21849-0
"The Old Testament Library provides an authoritative treatment of every major and important aspect of the Old Testament. This commentary on Lamentations furnishes a fresh translation and discusses questions of historical background and literary architecture before providing a theologically sensitive exposition of the text."
"Oxford University Press breaks exciting new ground in the field of study Bibles with The Jewish Study Bible. This innovative volume will, for the first time, offer readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs. The JSB presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it—in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (ra ..."
"Oxford University Press breaks exciting new ground in the field of study Bibles with The Jewish Study Bible. This innovative volume will, for the first time, offer readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs. The JSB presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it--in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (ra ..."