IVP Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings

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Hi all, I presently have the 'IVP Dictionary of the Old Testament Bundle (2 Vols.)' on prepub and am awaiting its shipping. When looking for more information on these two volumes I noticed that IVP have brought out another OT Dictionary

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings   http://www.ivpbooks.com/9781844743063

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It would be fantastic to have this added to the prepub, either separetely or bundled with the other two (at a higher price of course) whichever is easiest!

 

The Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry carry themselves
differently from those of the Pentateuch, the histories or the
prophets. The divine voice does not peal from Sinai, there are no
narratives carried along by prophetic interpretation nor are oracles
declaimed by a prophet. Here Scripture often speaks in the words of
human response to God and God's world. The hymns, laments and
thanksgivings of Israel, the dirge of Lamentations, the questionings of
Qohelet, the love poetry of the Song of Songs, the bold drama of Job
and the proverbial wisdom of Israel all offer their textures to this
great body of biblical literature. Then too there are the finely
crafted stories of Ruth and Esther that narrate the silent providence
of God in the course of Israelite and Jewish lives.

This third Old
Testament volume in IVP's celebrated "Black Dictionary" series offers
nearly 150 articles covering all the important aspects of Job,
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Ruth and
Esther. Over 90 contributors, many of them experts in this literature,
have contributed to the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry
and Writings. This volume maintains the quality of scholarship that
students, scholars and pastors have come to expect from this series.

Coverage
of each biblical book includes an introduction to the book itself as
well as separate articles on their ancient Near Eastern background and
their history of interpretation. Additional articles amply explore the
literary dimensions of Hebrew poetry and prose, including acrostic,
ellipsis, inclusio, intertextuality, parallelism and rhyme. And there
are well-rounded treatments of Israelite wisdom and wisdom literature,
including wisdom poems, sources and theology. In addition, a wide range
of interpretive approaches is canvassed in articles on hermeneutics,
feminist interpretation, form criticism, historical criticism,
rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches.

The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings
is sure to command shelf space within arm's reach of any student,
teacher or preacher working in this portion of biblical literature.

My website: http://www.mackwell.co.nr/ the website of the missionary organization: http://www.wec-int.org/cms/ 

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