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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453600103321

Autore

Seybold Klaus

Titolo

Introducing the Psalms [[electronic resource] /] / by Klaus Seybold ; translated by R. Graeme Dunphy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : T & T Clark, 1990

ISBN

1-281-78372-2

9786611783723

0-567-05423-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

223.206

Soggetti

Hymns - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Psalmen. Stuttgart : Kohlhammer, 1986.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Translator's Preface; Contents; I: The Psalter and its Transmission; II: The Origins of the Psalms; III: The Literary Form of the Psalms; IV: The Purpose of the Psalms; V: The Classification of the Psalms; VI: Perception of Faith; VII: Outlook on Life; VIII: Cosmology; IX: Relationships with Classical Oriental Psalmody; X: The Influence of the Psalms; XI: Expounding the Psalms; Sources of Illustrations; Index of Bible References

Sommario/riassunto

A new general introduction to the Psalms. Seybold guides the reader through the most important aspects of the history and literary form of the Psalm texts and the major questions of critical scholarship, and discusses all leading writers on the subject.