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  2. Biblical poetry - Wikipedia

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    Not even the parallelismus membrorum is an absolutely certain indication of ancient Hebrew poetry. This "parallelism" occurs in the portions of the Hebrew Bible that are at the same time marked frequently by the so-called dialectus poetica; it consists in a remarkable correspondence in the ideas expressed in two successive units (hemistiches, verses, strophes, or larger units); for example ...

  3. A Song to David - Wikipedia

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    The Biblical David plays an important role in this poem just like he played an important role in Jubilate Agno [7] However, David in Jubilate Agno is an image of the creative power of poetry whereas he becomes a fully realized model of the religious poet. [7] By focusing on David, Christopher is able to tap into the "heavenly language." [8]

  4. Exodus (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Exodus is the title given to an Old English alliterative poem in the 10th century Junius manuscript (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Junius 11). Exodus is not a paraphrase of the biblical book, but rather a re-telling of the story of the Israelites' flight from Egyptian captivity and the Crossing of the Red Sea in the manner of a "heroic epic", much like Old English poems Andreas, Judith, or even ...

  5. The Parable of the Old Man and the Young - Wikipedia

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    Instead, he must offer the "Ram of Pride". Then the last two lines of the poem diverge from the Biblical account, set apart for greater effect: "But the old man would not so, but slew his son, / and half the seed of Europe, one by one." [2] "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young" is written loosely in iambic pentameter.

  6. The Sons of Martha - Wikipedia

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    The Sons of Martha" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling. It is inspired by the biblical story of Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary . It celebrates the care and dedication of workers – engineers, mechanics, and builders – to provide for the safety and comfort of others.

  7. Genesis A - Wikipedia

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    After this, the poem scholars call Genesis B resumes the story of Adam in the Garden, [4] while also going back to the war on Heaven Genesis A already discussed. [5] Following the material from Genesis B, the poem is a fairly close translation of the Biblical book of Genesis up to and including the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22.13).

  8. Christian poetry - Wikipedia

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    The earliest Christian poetry, in fact, appears in the New Testament. Canticles such as the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, which appear in the Gospel of Luke, take the Biblical poetry of the psalms of the Hebrew Bible as their models. [1] Many Biblical scholars also believe that St Paul of Tarsus quotes bits of early Christian hymns in his epistles.

  9. At a Calvary near the Ancre - Wikipedia

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    At a Calvary near the Ancre" is a poem by Wilfred Owen. The title references the Ancre, a tributary of the Somme. It was the scene of two notable battles in 1916. The poem is composed of three quatrains with rhyme scheme ABAB.

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