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1 online resource (231 pages) |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 218 |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 218.
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE ROLE OF GENRE IN BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION: THE CASE OF THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS; Chapter 3 THE SHIFTING CENTER OF THE PSALMS: GENRE DEFINITION AND EVALUATION; Chapter 4 THE POWER OF GENRE: FORM AND FUNCTION IN THE PSALMS; Chapter 5 KING DAVID'S GENRES: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTHORSHIP AND GENRE IN THE PSALMS; Chapter 6 THE PARTS AND THE WHOLE: THE GENRE DEFINITION OF THE PSALMS AND THE CANONICAL SHAPE OF THE PSALTER; Chapter 7 CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
| Summary |
At a time when the focus of Psalms research has increasingly shifted from the form-critical concerns of Hermann Gunkel and his followers, Defining the Sacred Songs argues for the continued importance of genre as an interpretative category in the post-critical era. Drawing on insights from the Psalms' long interpretative tradition, Nasuti is able to bring a fresh perspective on the role that the genre definition of these texts plays in both contemporary scholarship and the life of the communities that use them. The result is a better appreciation of the peculiar power of the Psalms and a new un |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226)-and indexes |
| Notes |
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| SUBJECT |
Bible. Psalms -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Psalms. fast (OCoLC)fst01808097 |
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Wisdom Literature.
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Psalmen (bijbelboek)
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Vormkritiek.
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Literaire genres.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567411358 |
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0567411354 |
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