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The uncertainty of a hearing : a study of the sudden change of mood in the Psalms of lament /

An interesting feature in the lament psalms is the sudden change of mood. Unfortunately, as the term that has come to be associated with the subject indicates - 'Certainty of a Hearing' - the change of mood is understood only in terms of a movement from lament to praise. This has led to a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Villanueva, Federico G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 121.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:An interesting feature in the lament psalms is the sudden change of mood. Unfortunately, as the term that has come to be associated with the subject indicates - 'Certainty of a Hearing' - the change of mood is understood only in terms of a movement from lament to praise. This has led to a redefinition of lament in terms of petition and an overemphasis on praise. The present book seeks to redress this one-sided emphasis by drawing attention to the other movements in the Psalter - the reverse movement from praise to lament, return to lament after praise and the alternation between the two. We do.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 285 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789047443162
9047443160
ISSN:0083-5889 ;