Giaocchino Cascione
Published: 2015-10-01
Total Pages: 424
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The primary goal of this book is to document repetition in the writings of Moses, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and other biblical writers. Consequent goals are to learn the source, purpose, and configuration of this repetition. In addition, it is hoped that the reader will gain an understanding of the Bible's unique concept and application of repetition.This may be the first book to address the subject of repetition in both testaments of the Bible.In many respects this is also a book about the aesthetics of repetition in the Bible. As an archeological artifact, the Bible employs repetition as a highly developed Hebraic genre. In addition to analyzing the data, the reader has the opportunity to visualize the shape of repetition in the text.In order to support the claims in this volume, approximately 5,000 Scripture verses are quoted herein, which may represent little more than 1% of the possible repetition. All Hebrew and Greek quotations are translated into English for the lay reader. However, publishing the actual Hebrew and Greek was essential for the purpose of documentation. Readers conversant with these languages will want to see concrete evidence. Previous books by this author titled In Search of the Biblical Order, were published in 1987, and a significantly expanded second edition published in 2012. After 37 years of dealing with the subject, this volume arrives at an unexpected explanation for the data. The search for the biblical order was always a search for repetition in the Bible.