Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism * nomediamail The identity and church environment

The identity and church environment of biblical elders in Jerusalem and Ephesus

children can also express their feelings to God

relate to their peers and their parents

Issues in critical interpretation

Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism * nomediamail The identity and church environmentUnderstanding 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 in Smikhut," by late Russian linguist Lida Knorina. Berlin calls this addition "innovative and instructive to those who value the linguistic analysis of poetry." It