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Introduction to the Psalms : a song from ancient Israel / Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press, ©2004.Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780827216617
  • 0827216610
  • 9780827216600
  • 0827216602
  • 9780827217225
  • 0827217226
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to the Psalms.DDC classification:
  • 223/.2061 22
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  • BS1430.52 .D43 2004eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
What words are we reading? -- The forms of the psalms -- The shape of the Psalter : authorship in the ancient Near East -- The history behind the shaping of the Psalter -- Book one of the Psalter -- Book two of the Psalter -- Book three of the Psalter -- Book four of the Psalter -- Book five of the Psalter -- How then shall we read the Psalter? -- Appendix 1 : psalm superscriptions and gattungen -- Appendix 2 : an explanation of technical terms in psalm superscriptions.
Summary: Introduction to the Psalms: A Song from Ancient Israel seeks to provide the reader with a solid introduction to the Hebrew Psalter, one that is informed by an interest in its shape and shaping. The author, Nancy deClaiss-Walford, provides an up-to-date study on the poetic style of the psalms in the Psalter, their Gattu?ngen or genres, the broad shape of the book, and the history of its shaping. She introduces each of the five books of the Psalter, providing a detailed examination of those individual psalms that are either key to the shaping of the Psalter or interesting studies in poetic style. In the final chapter, deClaiss-Walford draws conclusions about the shape of the Psalter and about its story and message. She proposes a way to read the Psalms as a unified whole and in relationship to one another rather than as individual pieces, giving an inclusive, all-encompassing shape to the Psalter. Included are two appendices that provide a listing of the superscriptions and Gattu?ngen of the psalms in the Hebrew Psalter and an explanation of many of the technical terms found in their superscriptions.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)509198

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

What words are we reading? -- The forms of the psalms -- The shape of the Psalter : authorship in the ancient Near East -- The history behind the shaping of the Psalter -- Book one of the Psalter -- Book two of the Psalter -- Book three of the Psalter -- Book four of the Psalter -- Book five of the Psalter -- How then shall we read the Psalter? -- Appendix 1 : psalm superscriptions and gattungen -- Appendix 2 : an explanation of technical terms in psalm superscriptions.

Introduction to the Psalms: A Song from Ancient Israel seeks to provide the reader with a solid introduction to the Hebrew Psalter, one that is informed by an interest in its shape and shaping. The author, Nancy deClaiss-Walford, provides an up-to-date study on the poetic style of the psalms in the Psalter, their Gattu?ngen or genres, the broad shape of the book, and the history of its shaping. She introduces each of the five books of the Psalter, providing a detailed examination of those individual psalms that are either key to the shaping of the Psalter or interesting studies in poetic style. In the final chapter, deClaiss-Walford draws conclusions about the shape of the Psalter and about its story and message. She proposes a way to read the Psalms as a unified whole and in relationship to one another rather than as individual pieces, giving an inclusive, all-encompassing shape to the Psalter. Included are two appendices that provide a listing of the superscriptions and Gattu?ngen of the psalms in the Hebrew Psalter and an explanation of many of the technical terms found in their superscriptions.

Print version record. Print record is viii, 184 pages.