02897nam 22006493 450 991111085640332120260329090344.01-64602-359-59781646023592(MiAaPQ)EBC32274290(Au-PeEL)EBL32274290(CKB)45859391600041(OCoLC)1583181283(DE-B1597)BR1325502(DE-B1597)9781646023592(EXLCZ)994585939160004120260329d2026 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Social Audience of Prayer A Rhetorical and Canonical Study of Individual Lament Psalms1st ed.University Park, PA :Pennsylvania State University Press,2026.©2026.1 online resource (231 pages)Siphrut Series:Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures1-64602-351-X COVER Front -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: "How Many Are My Foes": The Beginning of Lament in the Psalms -- Chapter 2: "Save Me, O God": From Divineto Social Address -- Chapter 3: "How Long Will You Attack?" From Socialto Divine Address -- Chapter 4: "May His Days Be Few": Hearing the Rhetoric of Jussives at Work -- Chapter 5: "Against You, You Alone, Have I Sinned":The Function of Contextual Superscriptions in the Psalms -- Chapter 6: "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?" The Function of Lament in Broader Canonical Contexts -- Chapter 7: The End of Lament: Exploring the Rhetorical and Canonical Function of a Biblical Genre -- Bibliography -- Index.Lament psalms are often imagined as private cries to God.Yet many laments are also directed outward--toward friends, foes, and entire communities.The Social Audience of Prayer reveals how the psalmist's words reach beyond the divine to demand recognition, solidarity, and change from a human audience as well.W.Siphrut Series:Literature and Theology of the Hebrew ScripturesRELIGION / Biblical Studies / GeneralbisacshlamentPsalmsprayerrhetorical criticismaudiencevoicecanonical approachBrueggemannMuilenburgGunkelMandolfoSheppardScriptureScripture, lamentRELIGION / Biblical Studies / General.223.206Suderman W. Derek1917458MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911110856403321The Social Audience of Prayer4661632UNINA