The genres and formulas of the Hebrew Bible : a glossary / Timothy D. Finlay ; foreword by Marvin A. Sweeney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finlay, Timothy D., 1964- author.

Contributor:

Sweeney, Marvin A. (Marvin Alan), 1953- writer of foreword.

Series:

Contextual critical commentary.

The contextual critical commentary

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Dictionaries.

Bible.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Psalms, Wisdom, and other poetic genres.

Narratives, laws, and other prose genres.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2026]

Summary:

This is a comprehensive glossary of genres and formulas covering every passage in the Hebrew Bible. It has over 1,100 entries, more than 500 of which have brief bibliographies. The complete bibliography at the back includes more than 1,200 works. There is a chapter providing an overview of the Hebrew Bible (Tanak), which enables the reader to find a glossary entry connected to a particular passage. The chapter on narratives primarily uses a content-based approach (distinguishing annunciation narratives, covenant establishment narratives, festival observance narratives, and so forth) which makes it especially useful for pastors and rabbis. There are also chapters on legal genres, on wisdom genres, on Psalms and Lamentations, on lists, on prophetic speech, and more.

Contents:

v. 1. Psalms, Wisdom, and other poetic genres

v. 2. Narratives, laws, and other prose genres.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-344, volume 2).

ISBN:

9798385249596

9798385249626

OCLC:

1588522485

Publisher Number:

90104532774