še'ôl -> Yerûšālayim <- šāmayim : spatial orientation in the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113-118)

This study utilises insights from narratology, critical spatiality and the redaction and composition of the Psalter to argue that the collection of poems known as the 'Egyptian' Hallel (Psalms 113- 118) is not a haphazard anthology of individual poems, but a carefully structured compositio...

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Main Author: Prinsloo, Gert T. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2006
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2006, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 739-760
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:This study utilises insights from narratology, critical spatiality and the redaction and composition of the Psalter to argue that the collection of poems known as the 'Egyptian' Hallel (Psalms 113- 118) is not a haphazard anthology of individual poems, but a carefully structured composition that tells a 'story.' The hypothesis is that the editors of the Psalter used, amongst others, notions of spatiality as an ordering principle in telling the story. Psalms 113- 118 tell a spatial story that starts amongst the nations and in Sheol, but moves towards a final destination in Jerusalem and the temple.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/EJC85785