The spirit of the Hebrew poetry / by Isaac Taylor, author of "Saturday evening," "Natural history of enthusiasm," "Physical theory of another life," etc., etc. ; with a biographical introduction by William Adams, D.D., Pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church, N.Y.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Isaac, 1787-1865, author.

Contributor:

Adams, William, 1807-1880, writer of biographical introduction.

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Religion, Reform, and Society.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Religion, Reform, and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew poetry, Biblical--History and criticism.

Hebrew poetry, Biblical.

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

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlvii, 386 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Rudd & Carleton, MDCCCLXII.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

The relation of the Hebrew poetry to the religious purposes it subserves

Commixture of the divine and the human elements in the Hebrew poetic Scriptures

Artificial structure of the Hebrew poetry, as related to its purposes

The ancient Palestine : The birth-place of poetry

The tradition of a paradise is the germ of poetry

Biblical idea of patriarchal life

The Israelites of the Exodus, and the theocracy

Poetry in the book of Job

Poetry in the Psalms

Solomon, and the Song of Songs

The poetry of the earlier Hebrew prophets

Culmination of the Hebrew poetry and prophecy in Isaiah

The later prophets, and the disappearance of the poetic element in the Hebrew Scriptures

The millennium of the Hebrew poetry, and the principle which pervades it

The Hebrew literature, and other literatures

The Hebrew poetry, and the divine legation of the prophets

Continuance of the Hebrew poetry and prophecy to the world's end.

Notes:

Reproduction of the original from the Lost Cause Press.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Scanned copy imperfect: weak or faded print.

OCLC:

677419742