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Constructing and deconstructing power in Psalms 107-150

W. Dennis Tucker c2014 © Society of Biblical Literature
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Series
  • Ancient Israel and Its Literature
ISBN(s)
  • 9781589839731 (hardcover)
  • 9781589839748 (ebook)
  • 9781589839724 (paper)
Subject
  • Biblical Literature
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments (page vii)
  • Abbreviations (page ix)
  • 1. Book 5 in the Psalter: An Introduction (page 1)
    • 1.0. Introduction to the Study (page 1)
    • 1.1. Book 5 in Recent Scholarship (page 6)
    • 1.2. Foreign Nations as the Enemies in the Psalter (page 12)
    • 1.3. Summary (page 16)
  • 2. The Achaemenid Dynasty and Imperial Ideology (page 19)
    • 2.0. Introduction (page 19)
    • 2.1. Cyrus and the Origins of an Empire (page 22)
    • 2.2. Timeless Attitudes in the Achaemenid Imperial Ideology (page 26)
    • 2.3 The Dissemination of Imperial Ideology (page 42)
    • 2.4. Conclusion (page 52)
  • 3. Constructing and Deconstructing Power: Part 1 (page 55)
    • 3.0. Introduction (page 55)
    • 3.1. Psalm 107 (page 59)
    • 3.2. Psalms 108-110: The Opening Davidic Collection (page 68)
    • 3.3. The Hallel Psalms (page 82)
    • 3.4. Conclusion (page 93)
  • 4. Constructing and Deconstructing Power: Part 2 (page 95)
    • 4.0. Introduction (page 95)
    • 4.1. The Psalms of Ascents (page 95)
    • 4.2. Psalm 137: Recalling the Power of Empire (page 119)
    • 4.3. Psalms within the Final Davidic Collection (page 124)
    • 4.4. Conclusion (page 135)
  • 5. Reconstructing Power: Images of Yahweh in Book 5 (page 139)
    • 5.0. Introduction (page 139)
    • 5.1. The Chief Tenets of Zion Theology and the Notion of Power (page 140)
    • 5.2. Yahweh as the God of Heaven (page 142)
    • 5.3. The Hand of Yahweh and the Nearness of God (page 149)
    • 5.4 The Role of Zion in Book 5 (page 153)
    • 5.5. Psalm 145 and the Kingship of Yahweh (page 156)
    • 5.6. Conclusion (page 161)
  • 6. The Identity of the People of God: Deconstructed and Constructed Power (page 165)
    • 6.0. Introduction (page 165)
    • 6.1. Rejection of Human Power as the Source of Deliverance (page 169)
    • 6.2. A Theology of the Poor in Book 5 (page 174)
    • 6.3. Conclusion: The Poor Servant and Its Implications (page 184)
  • 7. Conclusion: Book 5 and Imperial Ideology (page 187)
    • 7.0. Introduction (page 187)
    • 7.1. Psalms 146-150: An Extension of Themes (page 190)
    • 7.2. Conclusion (page 196)
  • Bibliography (page 197)
  • Index of Ancient Sources (page 217)
  • Index of Modern Authors (page 225)
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