Covenant relationships and the editing of the Hebrew Psalter
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Recent Scholarship on Covenant Relationships in the Psalter -- Covenant Relationships in the Psalter: A Proposal -- Major Aspects of the Proposal in Scholarship -- The Methodology and the Approa...
| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Recent Scholarship on Covenant Relationships in the Psalter -- Covenant Relationships in the Psalter: A Proposal -- Major Aspects of the Proposal in Scholarship -- The Methodology and the Approach Taken in this Book -- Part I: Editorial Evidence and the Psalter -- Chapter 2: Identifying Editorial Evidence in the Psalter -- Pre-Enlightenment Views: Some Illustrative Examples -- Modern "Accretion" Explanations Prior to Wilson -- Gerald H. Wilson and Recent Scholarship -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: External Editorial Evidence: Qumran and the Septuagint -- The Qumran Psalms Hypothesis and the Signi cance of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Evaluation -- The LXX Psalter and the MT Psalter -- Chapter 4: Internal Editorial Evidence -- Editorial Use of Superscripts -- Authorship as a Principle of Organization -- Genre -- Other Superscriptional Elements -- הודו and הללו יה Psalms. -- Summary Remarks on Superscripts and Their Implications -- The Postscript of 72:20 -- "Doublets" -- יהוה/אלהים Predominance -- Doxologies -- Books I-III -- Psalm 106:48 -- Summary Remarks on Doxologies and Their Implications -- Lexical and Thematic Connections between Psalms -- Conclusion -- Part II: An Exploratory Survey of Covenantal References and Allusions in the Psalter -- Chapter 5: A Survey of "Covenant" in the Psalter : Introductory Matters and Direct References to YHWH's ברית -- Previous Surveys of "Covenant" in the Psalter -- Surveying "Covenant": A Two-Pronged Approach -- Identifying Allusions: Some Methodological Considerations -- A Question of Terminology: the "Mosaic Covenant" -- Survey of "Covenant" in the Psalter: Direct References to YHWH's ברית -- Psalm 25 -- Psalm 44 -- Psalm 50 -- Psalm 74 -- Psalm 78 -- Psalm 89 -- Psalm 103 -- Psalm 105 -- Psalm 106 Psalm 111 -- Psalm 132 -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: David as YHWH's Faithful Covenant Partner -- David as YHWH's Covenant Partner -- The Covenant Formula's Appearance and Use in the Old Testament -- David and the Covenant Formula in the Psalms -- The People as YHWH's "Inheritance"/"Possession" and YHWH as "Portion" -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: David as Keeper of the Mosaic Covenant -- David and the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4[-7]) -- "Hear, O Israel" (שמע) -- You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart (Deuteronomy 6:5) -- Teach the Next Generation (Deuteronomy 6:7) -- Summary -- Other Criteria Denoting Faithfulness to the Mosaic Covenant -- Clustered Terms Relating to Covenantal Stipulations -- References to תורה -- Allusions to Speci c Commands of the Decalogue -- Walking in YHWH's Way and Fearing Him -- Conclusion -- Addendum: חק and עדות in Their Singular Forms -- Chapter 8: David as New Moses -- The Song of the Sea, Sinai/Horeb, and God's Gift of the Land -- The Song of the Sea -- "Sinai" (סיני) and "Horeb" (חרב) -- The Gift of the Land -- Summary -- David as Aaron-like Mediator of YHWH's Blessing and Moses-like Intercessor: Intertextual Allusions to Numbers 6:24-27 and Deuteronomy 9:26 -- Deuteronomy 9:26 -- Numbers 6:24-27 -- David as Confessor of YHWH the Faithful God: Allusions to Deuteronomy 7:9-10 -- David as Royal Servant and Son of YHWH -- The Servant-Lord (עבד/אדון) Relationship -- Father-Son -- Summary -- YHWH's Sworn (שבע) Promises -- Conclusion -- Part III: Psalms 72:17, 86:15, 103:8, and 145:8 in their Psalm and Book Contexts, and Psalms 1-2 as an Introduction to the Psalter -- Chapter 9: Psalm 72:17 in Book II -- Psalm 72:17 in its Psalm Context -- Psalm 72:17 and the Abrahamic Covenantal Promise of Blessing to All Nations -- Psalm 72:17 in Psalm 72 -- Psalm 72 as Royal Intercession for a Royal Successor Psalm 72 in the Context of Book(s I-)II -- Major Allusions to the Abrahamic Covenant in the Psalter and Their Occurrences in Books I-II -- Psalm 72 and Korah I (42-49) -- David II (51-72): David as Exemplar and Ful ller of YHWH's Summons in Psalm 50 -- Conclusion -- Addendum: "Give thanks" ידה and the Psalter -- Chapter 10: The Grace Formula in Exodus and the Psalter -- The Grace Formula in Recent Scholarship -- Major Theological Entailments of the Grace Formula in Exodus 34 -- The Psalter's Allusions to the Grace Formula and Its Special Association with "David" -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11: The Grace Formula in Book III (Psalm 86:15) -- The Grace Formula in Psalm 86 -- Psalm 86 in Its Book Context -- David in the Asaph Group (73-83): Psalm 78:70-72 -- David as the Central Figure of the Korahite Group (84-88): Psalm 86 -- "Of David" or "For David?" -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12: The Grace Formula in Book IV (Psalm 103:8) -- The Grace Formula in Psalm 103 -- Psalm 103 in Its Book Context -- Psalm 103 in its Immediate Context: Psalms 101-104 -- Psalm 103 and Pss 90-100 -- Psalm 103 and Psalms 105-106 -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13: The Grace Formula in Book V (Psalm 145:8) -- The Grace Formula in Psalm 145:8 -- Psalm 145 in Its Book Context -- Psalm 145 and the Beginning and Ending of Book V -- The Egyptian Hallel Group (113-118) -- The Songs of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) -- Conclusion -- Concluding Remarks on the Grace Formula in Books III-V -- Chapter 14: Ending with the Beginning : Psalms 1-2 as Introduction to the Psalter -- Questions of Genre and Editorial History -- Psalms 1-2 and the King -- Further Re ections on the Characterization of David -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Chapter 15: Summing Up the Investigation -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Allusions to the Covenant Formula -- Bibliography |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 056767911X |