My Words Are Lovely Studies in the Rhetoric of the Psalms

, by Foster, Robert L.; Howard, David M.

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ISBN: 9780567026538 | 0567026531
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Copyright: 5/15/2008

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This collection of essays advances psalms studies through a concerted focus on the persuasive aim of psalmic poetry, offering unique perspectives on rhetorical devices within the psalms.

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Preface	p. vii
Editors' Acknowledgments	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Theoretical and Thematic Considerations in the Rhetoric of the Psalms
"The Altar of Certitude": Reflections on "Setting" and Rhetorical Interpretation of the Psalms	p. 3
Persuading the One and Only God to Intervene	p. 19
Rapid Change of Mood: Oracles of Salvation, Certainty of a Hearing, or Rhetorical Play?	p. 33
Growling Dogs and Thirsty Deer: Uses of Animal Imagery in Psalmic Rhetoric	p. 46
"Night to Night," "Deep to Deep": The Discourse of Creation in the Psalms	p. 63
Topoi of Praise in the Call to Praise Psalms: Toward a Theology of the Book of Psalms	p. 75
Case Studies in the Rhetoric of the Psalms
"Yet thou hast made him little less than God": Reading Psalm 8 from a Bodily perspective	p. 91
Psalm 33 and the Creation Rhetoric of a Torah Psalm	p. 107
Psalm 44: O God, Why Do You Hide Your Face?	p. 121
Psalm 88 and the Rhetoric of Lament	p. 132
Psalm 102: Lament and Theology in an Exilic Setting	p. 147
The Rhetoric of Two Narrative Psalms 105 and 106	p. 156
Why is Psalm 147 Still "Catchy"?	p. 171
Index of References	p. 187
Index of Authors	p. 197
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My Words Are Lovely Studies in the Rhetoric of the Psalms

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