Format:
1 Online-Ressource (240 pages)
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9780567702753
Series Statement:
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Content:
"Stephen J. Smith enters the lively discussion of canonical or editorial-criticism of the Hebrew Psalter with this detailed investigation into one of its constituent collections, Psalms 73-83. In the book, he addresses scholarly disagreement over this collection' structure, the degree and nature of its literary unity, and its primary message. Smith argues that Psalms 73-82 - and possibly 83 - are deliberately arranged to resolve the disorienting collision between Israel' faith, traditional theology, and the experience of God's prolonged absence amid the sixth century exilic crisis. Smith contends that the collection is structured by a recursive, rather than linear, organizing principle. Over the book's nine chapters, he makes the case that the collection' editor(s) grouped its psalms into two major blocks (74-78; 79-82), composed of two sub-groupings each (74-76, 77-78; 79/82, 80-81), in order to develop a single topic in multiple dimensions: the severe threat that God's prolonged absence in the temple's destruction posed to Israel' traditional theology, and ultimately God's goodness. The collection has been shaped to resolve this crisis by encouraging resolute commitment to Israel's theology, most fundamentally God's goodness, in the face of its apparent failure."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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List of Abbreviations List of Tables Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Current State of Scholarship -- 3. Faith and Experience in the Lament Psalms -- 4. Psalm 73: "God is good to Israel"-Despite Conflicting Evidence -- 5. Psalms 74-76: Yahweh is Zion's Great King-Despite Conflicting Evidence -- 6. Psalms 77-78: The Lord is Gracious and Compassionate-Despite Conflicting Evidence -- 7. The Literary Unity of Psalms 73-78 -- 8. Psalms 80-81: The Lord Will Hear and Deliver-Despite Conflicting Evidence -- 9. The Literary Unity of Psalms 79-82 and the Shape and Message of Psalms 73-82 -- 10. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780567702760
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780567702739
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780567702760
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780567702753
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