An alliterative-typographical device in Psalm 37: Divine destruction of the wicked, enacted in real time
Addressing the problem of the prospering of the wicked, Psalm 37 uses a poetic device to enact their destruction symbolically and concretely for the reader/listener in visible and audible correspondence and semantic affinity. A pivotal alliterative word series, chiastic in sound and sense, serves as...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 407-421 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Bible. Psalmen 37
/ Chiasm
/ Alliteration
/ Poetics
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Psalm 37
B typographic B Wordplay B Sound B Literary B Alliteration |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Addressing the problem of the prospering of the wicked, Psalm 37 uses a poetic device to enact their destruction symbolically and concretely for the reader/listener in visible and audible correspondence and semantic affinity. A pivotal alliterative word series, chiastic in sound and sense, serves as an organizing pattern to subsume a system of literary devices and imagery. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089219882444 |