Forming the imagination: Reading the Psalms with poets
Genre, parallelism and canonical shaping have long been important to Psalms studies. Scholarly advances on these fronts are easily observed. Instead of working the same ground once more, this article sets off on a different path. It aims to read Hebrew poetry, especially the Psalter, with poets. It...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 75, Issue: 4, Pages: 329-346 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Psalms
/ Herbert, George 1593-1633
/ Thomas, Ronald S. 1913-2000
/ Guite, Malcolm 1957-
/ Poetry
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Psalms B Malcolm Guite B George Herbert B R. S. Thomas B Poetry |
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| Summary: | Genre, parallelism and canonical shaping have long been important to Psalms studies. Scholarly advances on these fronts are easily observed. Instead of working the same ground once more, this article sets off on a different path. It aims to read Hebrew poetry, especially the Psalter, with poets. It intends to listen carefully to three influential voices: George Herbert (1593-1633), R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) and Malcolm Guite (1957-). These poets help shape our imagination and prepare us to read the Psalms as poetry. Specifically, this results in sounds, repetitions, the constraining and freeing possibilities of forms, and theological themes taking centre stage in experiencing the poetry of Psalms. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930622000618 |