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OT102 Introducing the Old Testament: Its Poetry and Prophecy is unavailable, but you can change that!

This course provides a practical foundation for reading the poetry and prophecy of the Old Testament. Dr. Baker begins by discussing poetic writing in general, then the elements specific to both Hebrew and English poetry. Applying these elements to the text, he examines the content, structure, and themes of the Psalms, Proverbs, Lamentations, Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs. Dr. Baker...

When you hear a three-two rhythm in Hebrew, you know it’s the sign of a dirge or a lament. We’ll talk more about this later when we look at the book of Amos in another course—[we’ll] come back to this dirge and the importance of it.