Heb re w

L IT E R A
TU R E
Prepared by: Group 1
 Opening
Verse
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you
through and through. May your whole spirit, soul
and body be kept blameless at the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23
Meet the
QUEENS

Jamie Anne Macasinag Andrea Nicole Ramchand

Louisce Monnicka Barrios Franshelle Zoe Elas

Meet the
GENTS

Frenz Djaxxas Clorion

Mark Daryll Cagas Jonas Reyers

 WHAT IS
HEBREW
LITERATUR
 Hebrew
Literature
• Hebrew literature, the body of written works produced in the
Hebrew language and distinct from Jewish literature, which
also exists in other languages.

• Literature in Hebrew has been produced uninterruptedly from

the early 12th century BC, and certain excavated tablets may
indicate a literature of even greater antiquity.
The Nature of Hebrew
Literature
The nature of Hebrew literature is not simply an academic matter,
as its implications reach to the heart of Jewish cultural and
national identity. For the essence of Jewish identity is not ethnic,
religious or lingual-but literary.

It has the following attributes:

(a) historical depth
(b) interdependence between orality and literacy
(c) national dispersion
(d) linguistic diversity.
WHAT IS
HEBREW
POETRY?
 Hebrew Body

Poetry
• Poetry has been defined as patterned speech. The
Soul

poetry of the Hebrew Bible was written more than Spirit

two thousand years ago in an ancient language only
recently restored as a living tongue.

• In addition the culture, which affects imagery and

expectations, is far removed from modern life. It has
three types.
 Types of Hebrew Poetry
PSALMS PROPHECY
WISDOM
WRITINGS
• hymns • judgment
• thanksgiving • proverbs • salvation
• laments • legends • visions
• liturgies • riddles • curses
CLASSIFICA
TIONS
OF
 SOUND
• The two ways in which sound is brought into play are the
repetition of consonants (related to alliteration in English
poetry) and the repetition of vowel sounds (related to rhyme
or assonance).

Ex:
• Ps 76:4: sh ammah sh ibbarri sh pe-qa sh et (There were
shattered the flashing arrows). The repetition of "sh" echoes
the clashing sound of the destruction and fixes the idea of
"shattering" (shibbar ) in the hearer's mind.
 METER
• The Hebrew verse unit is very short, often composed of
only two or three words. When counting accents, each of
these words receives an accent. Introductory or linking
words such as conjunctions or prepositions are not
counted. The most common meter in a two-unit line is 3
+ 3.

Ex:
• Ps 47:7 Sing to-our-God sing /sing to-our-king sing.
 WORD
• A frequent device in Hebrew poetry is the use of the
word pair, two words that are frequently linked and
usually appear in consecutive lines. Common word pairs
are: hand-right hand; sea-river; understand-know.

Ex:
• "Your hand will reach all your enemies; your right hand
will reach those who hate you!" (Ps 21:9)
 IMAGERY
• Hebrew poetry is rich in imagery. Almost every verse of
the Psalter is an example. Using the sense, you can
picture out the image being described.

Ex:
• The faithful are compared to a well-watered tree (Ps 1:3)
WHAT IS
HEBREW
PROSE?
 HEBREW
PROSE
• In its essence, Hebrew literature is historical,
national, deed-based narrative prose.

• It is a narrative prose that is based on an

understanding of time as the flow of history, of
2 Corinthians 5:17
man as part of a nation, and of reality as a series of
actions rather than a constellation of objects in
space.
 Examples of Hebrew
Literature
PSALMS

THE CREATION ECCLESIASTES

THE
CREATION
• The creation story from the biblical Book of Genesis
describes how God created heaven and earth, plants,
animals, and people; and later how the first people
were cast out of the Garden of Eden as punishment
for eating from the 'tree of knowledge of good and
evil.
PSALMS
• The book of Psalms expresses worship through
songs and sermons. Throughout its many pages,
Psalms encourages its readers to praise God for who
He is and what He has done.
• The Psalms illuminate the greatness of our God,
affirm His faithfulness to us in times of trouble, and
remind us of the absolute centrality of His Word.
ECCLESIAS
TES
• The creation story from the biblical Book of Genesis
describes how God created heaven and earth, plants,
animals, and people; and later how the first people
were cast out of the Garden of Eden as punishment
for eating from the 'tree of knowledge of good and
evil.
 Ve r s e o f t h e
Da y
"But as for you, be strong and do not give
up, for your work will be rewarded.”

- 2 Chronicles 15:7