Divine Aggression in Psalms and Inscriptions: Vengeful Gods and Loyal Kings

ISBN-13: 9781108842679 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 325 str.

Tennessee) Cornell Sewanee Collin (University of the South

Opis

Students of theology, the Bible, and the Ancient Near East know that the biblical god acted destructively against his own client king and country. This book rereads familiar biblical psalms within their ancient contexts to determine if this theological vision was unique - or if other gods were just as vengeful.

Spis treści

1. Divine aggression in comparative perspective; 2. Divine aggression in royal inscriptions; 3. Divine aggression in select royal psalms; 4. Divine aggression in royal psalms of defeat; 5. Divine aggression in prophetic texts of defeat; 6. Conclusions and implications; Bibliography.