Reading the Psalms as a Book: No. 222. (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) - Softcover

Whybray, R. Norman

 
9781850757979: Reading the Psalms as a Book: No. 222. (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1850757976 ISBN 13: 9781850757979
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996

Synopsis

This book discusses the theory that the Psalter was compiled with the specific intention that it should be used as a book for private spiritual reading. It is argued that if this were so, the work of the final editors would not have been confined to arranging the psalms in a particular order but would have included additions and interpolations intended to give the whole book a new orientation. An investigation of selected psalms shows that although the Psalter may have become a book for private devotion not long after its compilation, there is little evidence that it was compiled for that purpose.

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About the Author

The late was Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the Univeristy of Hull.

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Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1850757976
ISBN 13 
9781850757979
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144

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