TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freedman,David Noël
AU  - Geoghegan,Jeffrey C.
AU  - Welch,Andrew
TI  - Psalm 119: the exaltation of Torah 
T2  - Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego
SN  - 9781575065199
AV  - BS1450 119th .F74 1999eb
U1  - 223/.206 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Winona Lake, Ind.
PB  - Eisenbrauns
KW  - Bible
KW  - Psalms, CXIX
KW  - Language, style
KW  - Relation to the Pentateuch
KW  - Pentateuch
KW  - Relation to Psalms
KW  - fast
KW  - A.T
KW  - Pentateuque
KW  - Relation avec les Psaumes
KW  - ram
KW  - Psaumes
KW  - 119
KW  - Relation avec le Pentateuque
KW  - Style
KW  - Langue
KW  - "Bible
KW  - AT
KW  - 119"
KW  - rero
KW  - Acrostics in the Bible
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Wisdom Literature
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 94); Alphabetic acrostic psalms -- Psalms 111 and 112 -- Psalms 23 and 34 -- Psalms 9/10 and 37 -- Psalms 119 and 145 -- The structure of Psalm 119 : part I -- The structure of Psalm : part II -- Conclusion : the theology of Psalm 119 -- The reputation of Psalm 119 -- The apotheosis of tora -- Form and content
N2  - From the Preface: "The alphabetic acrostic is one of the most easily identifiable poetic forms in the Hebrew Bible. Examples can be found in prophetic discourse (Nahum), the lament over the destruction of Jerusalem (Lamentations), liturgical song (Psalms), and wisdom literature (Proverbs). Yet its very obviousness has tended to deflect deeper exploration of its structure and purpose. Since Mowinckel denigrated the acrostics in the Psalms as a "disintegration of style,' too often scholars have simply noted and then ignored the form."There is no a priori reason that alphabetic acrostics should be less creative, expressive, or complex than other psalms. Thus the essays collected here investigate the acrostic format as a legitimate option for Israelite poets rather than as the refuge of uninspired epigones.The fruit of over twenty years' close reading of these psalms, the following essays reveal the poets' consummate mastery of the demanding acrostic form and deserve incorporation in future discussions of biblical poetic art
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