Drama as a Literary Tool

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1. Mizmor 121

   Shir HaMa'alot (Part 2)

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   Mizmor 121 uses drama as a literary tool. As opposed to most Mizmors that involve direct or indirect speech between the poet and God, or between the poet and the Jewish Nation, Mizmor 121 describes a conversation between two people – one looking for help and the second encouraging the first that God will help.

2. Kayin and Hevel: Structure, Parallel and Drama

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman |

   Through analyzing the story of Kayin and Hevel, we sketch the outlines of three different sub-schools of the literary method of studying Tanakh: structuralist, parallelist, and dramatic-narrative approaches. These methodological approaches help us to delve into the story of Kayin and Hevel, raise questions and offer solutions that allow us to appreciate different facets of the story.