Constructing and deconstructing power in Psalms 107-150 / by W. Dennis Tucker, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, W. Dennis, Jr., author.

Series:

Ancient Israel and Its Literature.

Ancient Israel and its literature ; no. 19.

Society of Biblical Literature : Ancient Israel and its Literature ; Number 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Psalms, CVII-CL--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Power (Christian theology)--Biblical teaching.

Power (Christian theology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing from metaphorical theology, this volume explores how differing visions of powerprinces, kings, and powers or Zion and Jerusalemare constructed and deconstructed in book 5 of the Psalter, and the ways in which psalmody contained an anti-imperial bias.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Book 5 in the Psalter: An Introduction

2. The Achaemenid Dynasty and Imperial Ideology

3. Constructing and Deconstructing Power: Part 1

4. Constructing and Deconstructing Power: Part 2

5. Reconstructing Power: Images of Yahweh in Book 5

6. The Identity of the People of God: Deconstructed and Constructed Power

7. Conclusion: Book 5 and Imperial Ideology

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781589839748

1589839749

OCLC:

922968166

Publisher Number:

2027/heb32649 hdl