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Constructing and deconstructing power in Psalms 107-150
W. Dennis Tucker-
Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page vii)
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Abbreviations (page ix)
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1. Book 5 in the Psalter: An Introduction (page 1)
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1.0. Introduction to the Study (page 1)
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1.1. Book 5 in Recent Scholarship (page 6)
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1.2. Foreign Nations as the Enemies in the Psalter (page 12)
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1.3. Summary (page 16)
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2. The Achaemenid Dynasty and Imperial Ideology (page 19)
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2.0. Introduction (page 19)
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2.1. Cyrus and the Origins of an Empire (page 22)
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2.2. Timeless Attitudes in the Achaemenid Imperial Ideology (page 26)
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2.3 The Dissemination of Imperial Ideology (page 42)
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2.4. Conclusion (page 52)
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3. Constructing and Deconstructing Power: Part 1 (page 55)
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3.0. Introduction (page 55)
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3.1. Psalm 107 (page 59)
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3.2. Psalms 108-110: The Opening Davidic Collection (page 68)
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3.3. The Hallel Psalms (page 82)
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3.4. Conclusion (page 93)
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4. Constructing and Deconstructing Power: Part 2 (page 95)
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4.0. Introduction (page 95)
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4.1. The Psalms of Ascents (page 95)
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4.2. Psalm 137: Recalling the Power of Empire (page 119)
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4.3. Psalms within the Final Davidic Collection (page 124)
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4.4. Conclusion (page 135)
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5. Reconstructing Power: Images of Yahweh in Book 5 (page 139)
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5.0. Introduction (page 139)
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5.1. The Chief Tenets of Zion Theology and the Notion of Power (page 140)
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5.2. Yahweh as the God of Heaven (page 142)
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5.3. The Hand of Yahweh and the Nearness of God (page 149)
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5.4 The Role of Zion in Book 5 (page 153)
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5.5. Psalm 145 and the Kingship of Yahweh (page 156)
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5.6. Conclusion (page 161)
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6. The Identity of the People of God: Deconstructed and Constructed Power (page 165)
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6.0. Introduction (page 165)
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6.1. Rejection of Human Power as the Source of Deliverance (page 169)
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6.2. A Theology of the Poor in Book 5 (page 174)
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6.3. Conclusion: The Poor Servant and Its Implications (page 184)
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7. Conclusion: Book 5 and Imperial Ideology (page 187)
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7.0. Introduction (page 187)
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7.1. Psalms 146-150: An Extension of Themes (page 190)
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7.2. Conclusion (page 196)
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Bibliography (page 197)
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Index of Ancient Sources (page 217)
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Index of Modern Authors (page 225)
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Published: c2014
Publisher: SBL Press
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