The Genres and Formulas of the Hebrew Bible: A Glossary, Volume 1: Psalms, Wisdom, and Other Poetic Genres - Paperback

by Timothy D. Finlay (Author), Marvin a. Sweeney (Foreword by)

This is a comprehensive glossary of genres and formulas covering every passage in the Hebrew Bible. It has over 1,100 entries, more than 500 of which have brief bibliographies. The complete bibliography at the back includes more than 1,200 works. There is a chapter providing an overview of the Hebrew Bible (Tanak), which enables the reader to find a glossary entry connected to a particular passage. The chapter on narratives primarily uses a content-based approach (distinguishing annunciation narratives, covenant establishment narratives, festival observance narratives, and so forth) which makes it especially useful for pastors and rabbis. There are also chapters on legal genres, on wisdom genres, on Psalms and Lamentations, on lists, on prophetic speech, and more.

Author Biography

Timothy D. Finlay was Professor of Biblical Studies at Azusa Pacific University from 2006 to 2024. He is the author of The Birth Report Genre in the Hebrew Bible (2005) and a coeditor (with William Yarchin) of The Genre of Biblical Commentary (Pickwick Publications, 2015). He is currently writing a commentary on Genesis, which, like this volume, will join in the Contextual Critical Commentary series from Cascade Books.