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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453920603321

Autore

Goulder M. D

Titolo

The psalms of the sons of Korah [[electronic resource] /] / Michael D. Goulder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, Dept. of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, c1982

ISBN

9786611802875

1-281-80287-5

0-567-51123-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, , 0309-0787 ; ; 20

Disciplina

223.206

223/.206

Soggetti

Theology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 A Sequence of Festal Psalms; 2 The Psalms of Pilgrimage (Psalms 42, 43, 84); 3 The Priesthood at Dan; 4 The Pre-Festal Lament (Psalms 44, 85); 5 The First Days of the Feast (Psalms 45, 46); 6 The Middle of the Feast (Psalms 47, 48, 87); 7 The Nadir of the Feast (Psalms 49, 88); 8 The Climax of the Feast, and its Transfer South (Psalm 89); 9 From Canaan to Israel; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Passage References; Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

In this innovative study, a different approach to the study of the Psalms from that represented by form criticism is attempted. What is determinative here is the context given to the psalms in their positions in the Psalter: that is, the collections in which they are gathered, the order in which they stand, and the technical notes (Maskil, Selah, and the like) in the text. The application of this approach to one group of psalms, the psalms of the sons of Korah (42-49, 84-85, 87-88 + 89), results in the theory, developed with the author's characteristic flair and originality, that the Korah psa