Psalm and story : insert hymns in Hebrew narrative / James W. Watts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watts, James W.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 139.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 139

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew poetry, Biblical.

Hymns, Hebrew.

Canticles--History and criticism.

Canticles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, Eng. : JSOT Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book addresses the literary, historical and methodological issues which have been raised by the appearance of psalms in narrative contexts of the Hebrew Bible. The narrative role of each psalm is explored to determine the reasons for its present position. The study of each psalm's narrative role leads to a re-evaluation of the evidence for its secondary status in the prose context. The results of each separate analysis are compared to see what larger literary, historical and methodological patterns emerge.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 HANNAH'S SONG (1 SAMUEL 2.1-10); Chapter 3 THE SONG OF THE SEA (EXODUS 15.1-21); Chapter 4 THE SONG OF MOSES (DEUTERONOMY 32.1-43); Chapter 5 THE SONG OF DEBORAH (JUDGES 5); Chapter 6 DAVID'S THANKSGIVING (2 SAMUEL 22); Chapter 7 HEZEKIAH'S PSALM (ISAIAH 38.9-20); Chapter 8 JONAH'S PSALM (JONAH 2.3-10); Chapter 9 DANIEL'S PRAISE (DANIEL 2.20-23); Chapter 10 A LEVITICAL MEDLEY (1 CHRONICLES 16.8-36); Chapter 11 OTHER POEMS IN NARRATIVE CONTEXTS; Chapter 12 LITERARY AND HISTORICAL CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 13 METHODOLOGICAL CONCLUSIONSAppendix: HYMNS IN OTHER ANCIENT NARRATIVE TRADITIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611803797

9781281803795

1281803790

9780567370457

0567370453

OCLC:

277234068