03015nam 2200601Ia 450 991078235140332120230422045515.01-281-84149-897866118414920-567-41135-4(CKB)1000000000549677(EBL)436764(OCoLC)286928944(SSID)ssj0000136175(PQKBManifestationID)11134383(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136175(PQKBWorkID)10065153(PQKB)11523489(MiAaPQ)EBC436764(Au-PeEL)EBL436764(CaPaEBR)ebr10256293(CaONFJC)MIL184149(OCoLC)893334424(EXLCZ)99100000000054967719991116d1999 ky 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDefining the sacred songs[electronic resource] genre, tradition and the post-critical interpretation of the Psalms /Harry P. NasutiSheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19991 online resource (232 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;218Description based upon print version of record.0-567-01344-8 1-84127-028-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226) and index.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 AuthorsAt 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 unThe Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament StudiesSacred songsSacred songs.223223.206Nasuti Harry Peter1495897MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782351403321Defining the sacred songs3720286UNINA