Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

Contributors

pp vii-ix

Abbreviations

pp x-xiv

Introduction

pp 1-12

Part I - The Psalms

pp 13-60

1 - Words That Devour

pp 15-31

2 - “Silence Is Praise”

pp 32-48

3 - The Glory of Creation in Psalm 104

pp 49-60

Part II - Poetry in Wisdom Literature

pp 61-110

4 - Bildad Lectures Job

pp 63-79

5 - Poetry as Pedagogy in Proverbs 5

pp 80-92

6 - The Utility and Futility of Poetry in Qohelet

pp 93-110

Part III - The Song of Songs

pp 111-146

7 - Structure, Sound, and Sense

pp 113-130

8 - How Is a Love Poem (Song 4:1–7) Like the Beloved?

pp 131-146

Part IV - Poetry in the Prophetic Books

pp 147-234

9 - Isaiah’s Love Song

pp 149-166

10 - Poetry, Language, and Statecraft in Isaiah 18

pp 167-183

11 - The Servant in Poetic Juxtaposition in Isaiah 49:1–13

pp 184-198

12 - “It Is a Lamentation – It Has Become a Lamentation!”

pp 199-215

13 - The Enduring Day of Wrath

pp 216-234

Part V - Poetry in Biblical Narrative

pp 235-274

14 - YHWH’s Poesie

pp 237-256

15 - The Decipherment of Sorrow

pp 257-274

Bibliography

pp 275-292

Index of Authors

pp 293-296

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Texts

pp 297-309