Defining the sacred songs : genre, tradition and the post-critical interpretation of the Psalms / Harry P. Nasuti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nasuti, Harry Peter.

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 218

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred songs.

Bible. Psalms--Criticism, Form.

Bible.

Bible. Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226) and index.

ISBN:

9786611841492

9781281841490

1281841498

9780567411358

0567411354

OCLC:

286928944