explores the musical organization of the original temple cantilation contained in the three "poetical books" of the bible, Psalms, Proverbs, and Job, whose Hebrew cantilation signs have been conserved but not understood. The American musician and pianist Jeffrey Burns, 1950–2004, who as an ...
alphabet- a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language unicameral script- a script with a single case aleph- the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet beth- the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet gimel- the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet ...
Ketuvim, the third division of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament. Divided into four sections, the Ketuvim include: poetical books (Psalms, Proverbs, and Job), the Megillot, or Scrolls (Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ecclesiastes, and E
the 12Minor Prophets(Hosea,Joel,Amos,Obadiah,Jonah,Micah,Nahum,Habakkuk,Zephaniah,Haggai,Zechariah,Malachi). The last of the three divisions, theKetuvim, contains poetry (devotional and erotic), theology, and drama inPsalms,Proverbs,Job,Song of Songs(attributed to King Solomon),Ruth,Lamentations,...
Proverbs 19:17 He that has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; and that which he … Ecclesiastes 11:1,2,6 Cast your bread on the waters: for you shall find it after many days… Isaiah 32:8 But the liberal devises liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. Isaiah 58:...
Proverbs 2:13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; Proverbs 21:16 The man that wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain … Isaiah 35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called … Ezekiel 34:6 My sheep wandered ...
The majority of literary works were compiled and organized during the period of the peak of the monarchy and by order of the king. The Psalms, Proverbs, nuptial songs of the Song of Songs, the Chronicles, Genesis, Exodus, Judges, the Kings and other books denominated the Books of Wisdom,...
Here we have what is calledantithetic parallelism(c), that is, the two lines correspond by an antithesis or opposition of sentiments. (This type of parallelism abounds in the Book of Proverbs, especially in chaps. x.-xv. In the Psalms it is much less common; see however Ps. xxxiv. 11...
2.Fittingly, basaris used as one side of a Mind & Body Dichotomy, as well as Soul & Body Dichotomies:“You brought in foreigners, uncircumcised inmindand uncircumcised inbody”(Ezekiel 44:7);“Therefore mymindis glad, and my glory rejoices, mybodyalso dwells in safety”(Psalms 16:9);“...
Joshua, judges-16 books; the return of rebuilding Jerusalem in the Persian period Wisdom Proverbs and psalms-7 books; written in poetic style, used in israels worship Prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel-18 books; lives and messages of prophets who lived at different times in israels history...