• <h1>Literary Devices – Bereshit 20</h1> ...as one’s sister is an example of a type-scene which appears three times in Sefer Bereshit.<fn>For analysis of the motivations for this ploy, see <a href="En
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  • <h1>Literary Devices – Shemot 32</h1> ...riod.<fn>At that point he once again refers to them as His people, telling Shemuel, "Anoint him as a ruler over <b>My people</b> Israel, and he shall deliver<
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  • <h1>Structural Devices</h1> <p>An inclusio, or envelope structure, is a literary device in which a unit of text is framed by placing similar language at its
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  • ...strong emotions or emphasis. Below, we will will explore several literary devices which entail repetition and how they might explain apparent redundancies in ...principle commonly known as a "כלל ופרט" or "כלל ואחר כך מפרש". This is a literary device in which a narrative opens with a general statement which is then el
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  • ...t death, but that he must have died earlier, in 1164.&#160; More recently, I. Kislev, "The Relationship between the Torah Commentaries Composed by R. Ab ...ces, especially against the Karaites.</fn> In the first period his primary literary output was in the field of poetry. His Tanakh commentaries, grammatical tre
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  • ...10/11).</fn> – c.1270.<fn>The precise date of Ramban's death is not known. Sefer HaYuchsin v.5 (p.221) gives a date of of 5020 (1259/60), but Ramban's debat ...lapped with the reign of King James I of Aragon (12131276).<fn>King James I's extremely long reign was characterized by relatively favorable conditions
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