Elaine James is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. She studies the ancient literature of the Bible with particular attention to its aesthetic and ecological dimensions.

For those looking to understand poetic texts in the Hebrew Bible more thoroughly your book has arrived. James, an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, writes an accessible introduction and overview of biblical poetry that winsomely speaks to sophisticated scholars and struggling students alike. By avoiding technical jargon and complex explanations, James makes a much needed contribution to a field that too frequently becomes confusing.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Voices Emotion Ascription and Authorship Multiplicity and Dialogue Prophetic Voicing Gender Psalm 55: A Reading Chapter 2: Lines Parallelism Enjambment Psalm 19: A Reading Chapter 3: Forms Terms Hymns Laments Love Poems Parody Acrostic Psalm 119: A Reading Chapter 4: Figures Metaphor and Simile Personification and Anthropomorphism Metaphors for the Deity Symbols Psalm 65: A Reading Chapter 5: Contexts Three Worlds of the Text Worlds Behind the Text Allusion Prophetic Poetry's Refusals The Poetry of Exile Psalm 137: A Reading Conclusion Index

Elaine James is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. She studies the ancient literature of the Bible with particular attention to its aesthetic and ecological dimensions.

For those looking to understand poetic texts in the Hebrew Bible more thoroughly your book has arrived. James, an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, writes an accessible introduction and overview of biblical poetry that winsomely speaks to sophisticated scholars and struggling students alike. By avoiding technical jargon and complex explanations, James makes a much needed contribution to a field that too frequently becomes confusing.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Voices Emotion Ascription and Authorship Multiplicity and Dialogue Prophetic Voicing Gender Psalm 55: A Reading Chapter 2: Lines Parallelism Enjambment Psalm 19: A Reading Chapter 3: Forms Terms Hymns Laments Love Poems Parody Acrostic Psalm 119: A Reading Chapter 4: Figures Metaphor and Simile Personification and Anthropomorphism Metaphors for the Deity Symbols Psalm 65: A Reading Chapter 5: Contexts Three Worlds of the Text Worlds Behind the Text Allusion Prophetic Poetry's Refusals The Poetry of Exile Psalm 137: A Reading Conclusion Index

Elaine James is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. She studies the ancient literature of the Bible with particular attention to its aesthetic and ecological dimensions.

For those looking to understand poetic texts in the Hebrew Bible more thoroughly your book has arrived. James, an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, writes an accessible introduction and overview of biblical poetry that winsomely speaks to sophisticated scholars and struggling students alike. By avoiding technical jargon and complex explanations, James makes a much needed contribution to a field that too frequently becomes confusing.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Voices Emotion Ascription and Authorship Multiplicity and Dialogue Prophetic Voicing Gender Psalm 55: A Reading Chapter 2: Lines Parallelism Enjambment Psalm 19: A Reading Chapter 3: Forms Terms Hymns Laments Love Poems Parody Acrostic Psalm 119: A Reading Chapter 4: Figures Metaphor and Simile Personification and Anthropomorphism Metaphors for the Deity Symbols Psalm 65: A Reading Chapter 5: Contexts Three Worlds of the Text Worlds Behind the Text Allusion Prophetic Poetry's Refusals The Poetry of Exile Psalm 137: A Reading Conclusion Index