The return of the King : Messianic expectation in Book V of the Psalter

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The return of the King : Messianic expectation in Book V of the Psalter

Michael K. Snearly

(Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, 624)(T & T Clark library of Biblical studies)

Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2016

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Bibliography: p. [201]-228

Includes index

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Description

The clear structure of psalm groups in Psalms 107-150 can be interpreted as signaling a renewed hope in the royal/Davidic promises. Each psalm group of Book V is organized around a theme or key word that is related to the royal/Davidic hope in the earlier sections of the Psalter: Psalms 107-118; Psalm 119; Psalms 120-137; Psalms 138-145; Psalms 146-150. These words and themes figure prominently at the major seam psalms of the Psalter - Psalms 1-2 and 89. Thus, the content and subject matter at the end of the Psalter is integrally related to the content and subject matter at the beginning. The editorial-critical method used by Snearly is an extension of the method used by David M. Howard, Jr. in The Structure of Psalms 93-100. Snearly also draws from recent insights in the fields of poetics and text-linguistics in order to establish a linguistically based foundation for reading the Psalter as a unified text. The methodology emphasizes parallel features, with special focus on key-word links. This method advances editorial criticism by not only discerning links within a group but also showing that those links do not occur with the same frequency outside of the group.

Table of Contents

List of Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Abstract Chapter 1. The Return of the King PART I - Background Chapter 2. Editorial Criticism's Crisis of Credibility Chapter 3. Picking up the Pieces: Best Practices in Editorial Criticism Chapter 4. New Avenues: The Way Forward for Editorial Criticism PART II - BOOK V In Perspective Chapter 5. Research on Book V: The State of the Field Chapter 6. Reading from the Beginning: The Book of Psalms as Book PART III - Research Analysis Chapter 7. Forever Faithful: Yahweh's Covenant Loyalty in Psalms 107-118 Chapter 8. Yahweh's Torah and the King: Royal Emphasis in Psalm 119 Chapter 9. Return to Zion: The Locus of Messianic Rule in Psalms 120-137 Chapter 10. The End Mirrors the Beginning: The Davidic Connection Between Books I-III and Psalms 138-145 Chapter 11. Coda: Psalms 146-150 as the Conclusion of the Psalter PART IV - Conclusion Chapter 12. Messianic Hope in Comparable Jewish Literature Appendix 1 Bibliography

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