This study of Book III of the Psalter examines evidence for the canonical organization of these seventeen psalms and finds cohesive links that create a consistent and coherent dialogue throughout. Continual laments by a righteous individual on behalf of and in concert with the nation spring from the non-fulfilment of hopes raised in Psalm 72 at the end of Book II. Divine answers give reasons for the continuing desolation but assure the eventual establishment of a kingdom without specifying its time. Book III ends as it began, asking how long God's wrath will smoulder, and in response Book...
This study of Book III of the Psalter examines evidence for the canonical organization of these seventeen psalms and finds cohesive links that crea...
As against the form-critical approach, which sees the first two psalms as more or less random examples of the torah and royal types, this study argues for a deliberate and cogent arrangement of the Psalms 1 and 2. A detailed linguistic analysis of and comparison between these two apparently disparate psalms at the outset of the book reveals the purpose for their juxtaposition. The principal characters in the first psalm are further described in the second. The man of Psalm 1 is portrayed in eschatological terms as an impeccable royal, sacerdotal, and all-conquering military figure. He appears...
As against the form-critical approach, which sees the first two psalms as more or less random examples of the torah and royal types, this study argues...
This volume is a collection of essays written by former students and colleagues of the late John H. Sailhamer. It includes scholarly treatments of compositional and canonical issues across the Tanakh. These essays are presented in honor of the memory and the legacy of Dr. Sailhamer. ""John Sailhamer devoted his life to calling others to a sensitive and serious reading of the biblical text. This volume's contributors have answered his call and demonstrated the fruitfulness of his interpretive methods. In so doing, they have honored his legacy and the text he so cherished."" -- James M. Todd...
This volume is a collection of essays written by former students and colleagues of the late John H. Sailhamer. It includes scholarly treatments of com...
