Psalm and Story: Inset Hymns in Hebrew NarrativeThis book addresses the literary, historical and methodological issues which have been raised by the appearance of psalms in narrative contexts of the Hebrew Bible. The narrative role of each psalm is explored to determine the reasons for its present position. The study of each psalm's narrative role leads to a re-evaluation of the evidence for its secondary status in the prose context. The results of each separate analysis are compared to see what larger literary, historical and methodological patterns emerge. |
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actions addition analysis ancient appear argued argument basis beginning Biblical Blessing celebration chapters character characterization Chronicles composition conclude connections considered contains Daniel David David's Thanksgiving Deborah depiction described Deut Deuteronomy diachronic direct discussion effect Egyptian emphasis event evidence Exod Exodus explain fact genre give God's hand Hannah's Hannah's Song Hebrew Bible Hezekiah's hymn immediate insertion interpreters Introduction Isaiah Israel Israelite issue Jonah Judges king later literary literature material Moses narrative contexts narrative role nature noted original parallels person placed plot poems poetic poetry position praise prayer preceding present Press prophet prose narrative provides psalmody psalms in narrative readers reading reference reflects regarding relationship Samuel secondary seems serve setting shows similar Song of Moses story structure suggested synchronic Testament thematic themes theories tion tradition verse Victory Song vocabulary whole Yahweh