Psalms and mythology
By: edited by Dirk J. Human.
Contributors: Human, Dirk J.
Series: The library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies -- #462
Publisher: T & T Clark International; Brand: Bloomsbury TnT Clark; Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780567029829
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Mythology
Description: The exposition of Psalm texts against the background of their different historical, cultic, and mythological settings in the ancient Near East sets as a firm basis for their reapplication in the Church and society today. In the history of interpretation the Psalms have proven themselves to be natural texts for a variety of uses inside and outside the Church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Myth as paradigm to read a text / Flip Schutte; title: From myth to theological language / Alphonso Groenewald; title: Hebrew ethics in the Psalms / Eckart Otto; title: YHWH unlimited : theo-mythology in the Psalms and realism versus non-realism in philosophy of religion / Jaco W. Gericke; title: Intertextuality and the interpretation of Psalm 1 / Phil J. Botha; title: Divine sonship in Genesis 6:1-4 and Psalm 2 / Emmanuel Usue; title: Psalm 74 : myth as the source of hope in times of devastation / Gerlinde Baumann; title: The function of mytho-poetic language in the context of Psalm 77 / Beat Weber; title: Harry Potter's preservation and Horus' protective power : the semiotic of the horus-stelae and the semantic of Ps. 91:13 / Hans-Ulrich Steymans; title: Psalm 93 : Yahweh robed in majesty and mightier than the great waters / Dirk J. Human; title: Some remarks on Yahweh's protection against mythological powers in Psalm 121 / Leonard Mar; title: Historical reality and mythological metaphor in Psalm 124 / Gert T.M. Prinsloo; title: Symbolic inversion in death : some examples from the Psalms and the ancient near eastern world / Paul A. Kruger; title: Myth and Daniel / Marius Nel; title: Sacral kingship and myth in Africa / Liswanisu Kamuwanga.