David in distress : his portrait through the historical psalms / Vivian L. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Vivian L.

Series:

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 505.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies.

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 505

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity.

Bible. Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Samuel, 2nd--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

David, King of Israel.

David.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : T & T Clark International, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book analyzes the thirteen historical psalms (3, 7, 18, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, 142) in the Psalter that refer to crucial moments in King David's life as recorded in the Samuel narrative (1 Sam 16-1 Kings 2). Because most Psalms research focuses on the original setting, the so-called Sitz-im-Leben , of these late additions to the book of Psalms, they have received little attention. Using a text-based analysis, Johnson has found that these historical psalms focus on episodes of King David's life in which he experienced trouble. For example, Psalm 3 refers to the coup started by

Contents:

Contents; Chapter 1 INTODUCTION; Chapter 2 DAVID AND HIS FAMILY; Chapter 3 DAVID AND SAUL; Chapter 4 DAVID'S MADNESS; Chapter 5 DAVID IN THE WILDERNESS; Chapter 6 DAVID'S LOVE OF GOD; Chapter 7 OBSCURE PSALM TITLES; Chapter 8 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [146]-151) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613197313

9781283197311

1283197316

9780567381859

0567381854

OCLC:

741690922