The Psalms raise many difficult and controversial issues. Who are the enemies in the Individual Lament Psalms? How many Royal Psalms are there and what was the role of the king in the cult? What happened at the Autumn Festival? What makes a Psalm a Wisdom Psalm? Why are the Psalms arranged as they are and how far is it possible to date them? Can we make sense of the often obscure Psalm headings? What light is shed on the Psalms by other ancient Near Eastern texts? These and many other issues are judiciously evaluated by John Day in a wide-ranging volume.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781850757030
Publisert
1990-11-01
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
195 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UF, P, XV, 05, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

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Biografisk notat

John Day is Professor of Old Testament Studies in the University of Oxford, and Fellow & Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. He has written or edited numerous books and articles, and in 2014 is President of the Society for Old Testament Study.