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Psalm 119: The Exaltation of Torah

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Psalm 119: The Exaltation of Torah - Freedman, David Noel
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From the Preface: "The alphabetic acrostic is one of the most easily identifiable poetic forms in the Hebrew Bible. Examples can be found in prophetic discourse (Nahum), the lament over the destruction of Jerusalem (Lamentations), liturgical song (Psalms), and wisdom literature (Proverbs). Yet its very obviousness has tended to deflect deeper exploration of its structure and purpose. Since Mowinckel denigrated the acrostics in the Psalms as a "disintegration of style, ' too often scholars have simply noted and then ignored ...

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Psalm 119: The Exaltation of Torah 1999, Eisenbrauns, University Park, PA

ISBN-13: 9781575060385

Hardcover