The Messages Of The Poets
Subtitle: The Books Of Job And Canticles And Some Minor Poems In The Old Testment, With Introductions, Metrical Translations, And Paraphrases
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Published: 1911
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: INTRODUCTION; title: PAGE; title: I. The Poetry of the Ancient Hebrews 3; title: II. General Character of this Poetry 11; title: III. Form of Hebrew Poetry 23; title: 1. The Rhythm 23; title: 2. The Metre 28; title: 3. Parallelism 30; title: 4. The Strophic Structure 31; title: 5. Assonance, Alliteration, and Rhyme 32; title: IV. Text and Translation 33; title: 1. The Hebrew Text 33; title: 2. The Ancient Versions 35; title: 3. The Metrical Translation 37; title: V. The Poets of Israel 38; title: VI. The Ethical Value of the Poems 47; title: VII. Their Religious Significance 56; title: THE BOOK OF JOB; title: I. Introduction to the Book of Job 75; title: 1. Its Position in the Wisdom-Literature 75; title: 2. Its Poetic Form 77; title: 3. The Prose Story 80; title: 4. The Dialogues 83; title: 5. The Addresses of Elihu 89; title: 6. The Speech of Yahwe 90; title: 7. Minor Additions 94; title: 8. Authorship 94; title: 9. The Date 97; title: 10. Place of Composition 100; title: 11. Messages to the Contemporaries 101; title: 12. Messages to Posterity 102; title: II. Prologue and Epilogue (i, 2, 42 : 7-17) 107; title: 1. The Paraphrase 107; title: 2. The Notes 110; title: III. Job's Lament (3) 112; title: 1. The Translation 112; title: 2. The Notes 115; title: IV. First Cycle of Dialogues (4-14) 116; title: 1. The Translation 116; title: (1) Eliphaz's Discourse (chaps. 4, 5); title: (2) Job's Reply (chaps. 6, 7); title: (3) Bildad's Discourse (chap. 8); title: (4) Job's Reply (chaps. 9, 10); title: (5) Zophar's Discourse (chap, 20); title: (6) Job's Reply (chaps. 12-14); title: 2. Summary of the Argument 138; title: 3. The Value of This Cycle of Discussion 142; title: V. Second Cycle of Dialogues (15-21) 143; title: (1) Eliphaz's Discourse (chap. 15); title: (2) Job's Reply (chaps. 16-17); title: (3) Bildad's Discourse (chap. 18); title: (4) Job's Reply (chap. 19); title: (5) Zophar's Discourse (chap, 20); title: (6) Job's Reply (chap, 21); title: 2. Summary of the Argument 158; title: 3. The Value of the Discussion 162; title: VI. Third Cycle op Dialogues (22-31) 163; title: 1. The Translation 163; title: (1) Eliphaz's Discourse (chap, 22); title: (2) Job's Reply (chap. 33); title: (3) Vagabonds and Culprits(chap. 24); title: (4) Bildad's Discourse (chaps. 25 : 2-6; 26 : 5-14; title: (5) Job's Reply (chap. 27 : 1-5); title: (6) Zophar's Discourse (chap. 27 : 7-23); title: (7) The Home of Wisdom (chap. 28); title: (8) Job's Reply (chaps. 29-31); title: 2. Summary of the Argument 183; title: 3. The Value of the Discussion 186; title: 4. The Result of the Three Cycles of Dialogue 186; title: VII. Elihu's Addresses (32-37) 187; title: 1. The Paraphrase 187; title: (1) Suffering Sometimes a Means of Self-Knowledge (chaps. 32 : 6-33 : 33); title: (2) The Justness of God (chap. 34); title: (3) The Apparent Unprofitableness of Piety (chap. 35); title: I. The Translation 143; title: (4) The Necessity of Submission to the Merciful, Just, and Inscrutable Will of God (chaps. 36, 37); title: VIII. The Colloquy of Yahwe with Job (38-41) 194; title: 1. The Translation 194; title: (1) The Speech of Yahwe (chaps. 38-40 : 2, 8-14); title: (2) Behemoth and Leviathan; title: (3) Job's Reply (chaps. 40 : 3. 4; 42 : 2-6; title: 2. The Summary 207; title: 3. The Value of this Contribution to the Solution 209; title: IX. The Solution of Job's Problem 210; title: CANTICLES; title: I. Introduction to Canticles 215; title: 1. The Title 215; title: 2. Canonicity 216; title: 3. Allegorical Interpretation 217; title: 4. Recognition of a Literal Sense 219; title: 5. Attempts at Dramatic Construction 221; title: 6. The Epithalamic Theory 223; title: 7. An Anthology of Love Lyrics 228; title: 8. Unity and Integrity 230; title: 9. The Authorship 232; title: 10. The Date 233; title: 11. The Place of Composition 235; title: 12. The Moral and Religious Message 235; title: II. The First Canticle (i : 1-6) 239; title: 1. The Translation 239; title: 2. The Exposition 240; title: III. The Second Canticle (1 : 7, 8) 241; title: 1. The Translation 241; title: 2. The Exposition 242; title: IV. The Third Canticle (1:9-2:3) 242; title: 1. The Translation 242; title: 2. The Notes 244; title: 3. The Exposition 244; title: V. The Fourth Canticle (2 : 8-13) 246; title: 1. The Translation 246; title: 2. The Notes 247; title: 3. The Exposition 247; title: VI. The Fifth Canticle (2 : 14-17) 248; title: 1. The Translation 248; title: 2. The Notes 249; title: 3. The Exposition 249; title: VII. The Sixth Canticle (3 : 1-4) 250; title: 1. The Translation 250; title: 2. The Notes 251; title: 3. The Exposition 251; title: VIII. The Seventh Canticle (3 : 6-1 1) 252; title: 1. The Translation 252; title: 2. The Exposition 253; title: IX. The Eighth Canticle (4 : 1-7) 254; title: 1. The Translation 254; title: 2. The Exposition 255; title: X. The Ninth Canticle (4:8-5:3) 256; title: 1. The Translation 256; title: 2. The Exposition 257; title: XI. The Tenth Canticle (5 : 2-16) 258; title: 1. The Translation 258; title: 2. The Exposition 260; title: XII. The Eleventh Canticle (6 : 1-3) 262; title: 1. The Translation 262; title: 2. The Exposition 262; title: XIII. The Twelfth Canticle (6 : 8-10) 263; title: 1. The Translation 263; title: 2. The Notes 264; title: 3. The Exposition 264; title: XIV. The Thirteenth Canticle (6 111-7:9) 265; title: 1. The Translation 265; title: 2. The Notes 267; title: 3. The Exposition 268; title: XV. The Fourteenth Canticle (7 : 10-13) 269; title: 1. The Translation 269; title: 2. The Exposition 270; title: XVI. The Fifteenth Canticle (8 : 1-2) 271; title: 1. The Translation 271; title: 2. The Exposition 271; title: XVII. The Sixteenth Canticle (8 : 5-7) 272; title: 1. The Translation 272; title: 2. The Exposition 273; title: XVIII. The Seventeenth Canticle (8 : S-io) 274; title: 1. The Translation 274; title: 2. The Notes 275; title: 3. The Exposition 275; title: XIX. The Eighteenth Canticle (8: 11, 12) 276; title: 1. The Translation 276; title: 2. The Exposition 276; title: XX. The Nineteenth Canticle (8 : 13, 14) 277; title: 1. The Translation 277; title: 2. The Exposition 277; title: MINOR POEMS; title: I. Introduction to the Minor Poems 281; title: 1. The Poems Included 281; title: 2. The Origin of the Poems 282; title: 3. Their Insertion in the Present Text 283; title: 4. The Authorship of the Poems 284; title: 5. Their Date 285; title: 6. Their Hi toric Value 286; title: 7. Their Ethical and Religious Significance 288; title: II. The Song of Lamech (Gen. 4 : 23, 24) 290; title: 1. The Translation 290; title: 2. The Exposition 291; title: III. The Curse and Blessings of Noah (Gen. 9 : 25, 26) 293; title: 1. The Translation 293; title: 2. The Notes 293; title: 3. The Exposition 293; title: IV. The Song of the Tower (Gen. n : 3, 4, 6, 7) 295; title: 1. The Translation 295; title: 2. The Exposition 296; title: V. The Song of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 18 : 20 f.; 19 : 24 f.) 299; title: 1. The Translation 299; title: 2. The Exposition 299; title: VI. The Oracle of Jacob and Esau (Gen. 25:23) 301; title: 1. The Translation 301; title: 2. The Exposition 301; title: VII. Isaac's Blessing of Jacob (Gen. 27-: 27-29) 302; title: 1. The Translation . 302; title: 2. The Exposition 302; title: VIII. Isaac's Blessing of Esau (Gen. 27 : 39, 40) 303; title: 1. The Translation 303; title: 2. The Exposition 304; title: IX. The Blessing of Jacob (Gen. 49 : 3-27) 304; title: 1. The Translation 304; title: 2. The Notes 308; title: 3. The Exposition 309; title: 4. Historical and Religious Value of the Poem 313; title: X. The Song of Moses (Ex. 15 : 1-29) 314; title: 1. The Translation 314; title: 2. The Exposition 316; title: XI. The Song of Miriam (Ex. 15 : 21) 317; title: 1. The Translation 317; title: 2. The Exposition 317; title: XII. The Oracle of the Altar Fire (Lev. 10 : 3) 318; title: 1. The Translation 318; title: 2. The Exposition 318; title: XIII. The Priestly Benediction (Num. 6 : 24-26) 319; title: 1. The Translation 319; title: 2. The Exposition 320; title: XIV. The Song of the Ark (Num. 10 : 35, 36) 321; title: 1. The Translation 321; title: 2. The Notes 321; title: 3. The Exposition 321; title: XV. The Song of the Crossing of Arnon (Num. 21 : 14, 15) 323; title: 1. The Translation 223; title: 2. The Notes 323; title: 3. The Exposition 323; title: XVI. The Song of the Capture of Be'er (Num. 21 : 17, 18) 324; title: 1. The Translation 324; title: 2. The Exposition 324; title: XVII. The Song of Sihon's Conquests (Num. 21 : 27-30) 325; title: 1. The Translation 325; title: 2. The Notes 326; title: 3. The Exposition 326; title: XVIII. The Prophecies of Balaam (Num. 23-24) 327; title: 1. The Translation 327; title: (1) The Prophecy of Israel's Greatness (23 : 7-10); title: (2) The Prophecy of Israel's Conquering Power (23 : 18-24); title: (3) The Prophecy of Israel's Prosperity (24 : 3-9); title: (4) The Prophecy of Israel's King (24 : 15-19); title: (5) The Prophecy on Amalek (Num. 24 : 20); title: (6) The Prophecy on the Kenite (Num. 24 : 21-22); title: (7) The Prophecy on the Amorite (Num. 24 : 23-24); title: 2. The Notes 331; title: 3. The Exposition 332; title: XIX. The Song of Moses: Yahwe's Just Dealings with Israel (Deut. 32 : 1-43) 336; title: 1. The Translation 336; title: 2. The Notes 341; title: 3. The Exposition 341; title: 4. The Value of the Poem 343; title: XX. The Blessing of Moses: Oracles on the Tribes (Deut. 33 : 1-29) 344; title: 1. The Translation 344; title: 2. The Notes 348; title: 3. The Exposition 349; title: XXI. The Curse of Jericho (Josh. 6 : 26) 351; title: 1. The Translation 351; title: 2. The Exposition 351; title: XXII. The Command to the Sun and the Moon (Josh. 10 : 12b, 13) 352; title: 1. The Translation 352; title: 2. The Exposition 352; title: XXI II. The Song of Deborah (Judges 5 : 2-31) 354; title: 1. The Translation 354; title: 2. The Notes 358; title: 3. The Exposition 360; title: XXIV. The Song of Hanna: Yahwe, the Deliverer (1 Sam. 2 : 1-10) 362; title: 1. The Translation 362; title: 2. The Exposition 263; title: XXV. David's Lament over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1 : 18-27) 364; title: 1. The Translation 364; title: 3. The Notes 366; title: 3. The Exposition 366; title: XXVI. David's Lament over Abner (2 Sam. 3 : 33-34) 367; title: 1. The Translation 367; title: 2. The Notes 367; title: 3. The Exposition 367; title: XXVII. The Last Words of David: God Blesses the Righteous Ruler (2 Sam. 23 : 1-7) 369; title: 1. The Translation 369; title: 2. The Notes 370; title: 3. The Exposition 370; title: XXVIII. Solomon's Temple Dedication (i Kings 8 : 12, 13) 371; title: 1. The Translation 371; title: 2. The Notes 371; title: 3. The Exposition 372; title: XXIX. The Taunt-Song on Sennacherib (2 Kings 19 : 21-28) 376; title: 1. The Translation 376; title: 2. The Notes 377; title: 3. The Exposition 377; title: XXX. The Oracle against Sennacherib (2 Kings 19:32-34) 379; title: 1. The. Translation 379; title: 2. The Exposition 379; title: XXXI. The Song of Youth and Age (Eccles. xi : 7-12 : 7) 380; title: 1. The Translation 380; title: 2. The Notes 382; title: 3. The Exposition 382; title: XXXII. Bibliography 385