Reading backwards from the beginning: My life with the Psalter
The Psalter is more than the sum of its individual parts. The book is indeed the collected hymns of ancient Israel and its designation as �the hymnbook of second temple period� is appropriate. But, in addition, the Psalter is a narrative within a poetic text. Contem-porary interest in the Psalter in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2006-09-01
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| Series: | Verbum et Ecclesia |
| Online Access: | http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/158 |
| Summary: | The Psalter is more than the sum of its individual parts. The book is indeed the collected hymns of ancient Israel and its designation as �the hymnbook of second temple period� is appropriate. But, in addition, the Psalter is a narrative within a poetic text. Contem-porary interest in the Psalter includes the desire to flesh out, give breath to, and stir the nephesh (�the inmost being�) of the text of the book of Psalms. But are scholars making any progress? In this article the author answers positively and is intended to provide a summary of this same learning experience.� |
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| ISSN: | 1609-9982 2074-7705 |