"Ha'azinu" (Deut 32, 1-43): Structure and Significance. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sklarz, Miriam
• Is Part Of: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament. Volume 35:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 59
• Page End: 72
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Song of Moses -- Ha`azinu -- symmetrical structure -- synonymous wordings -- structure and significance; 221
• DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2021.1909308
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0901-8328

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Various divisions of the Song of Haazinu (Deut 32:1-43) have been proposed, based on diverse considerations of theme, meter, and language. The suggested division criteria, however, were not consistent and unequivocal throughout all the parts of the structure, and the various proposals did not gain a wide consensus. This article proposes a new division that reveals a symmetrical structure that is based on recurring and synonymous wordings in the Song and that highlights the Song's ideational meaning.