'I have written to the king, my Lord'
Subtitle: secular analogies for the Psalms
By: Roger Tomes.
Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Sheffield
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9781905048090
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Description: A demonstration, rich in quotations of ancient Near Eastern letters, of how appeals to God in the Psalms were modelled on the literary style and argumentation of secular appeals.
Notes: "This study is an attempt to explain certain elements in Old Testament prayers ... in the Psalter, from comparative ancient Near Eastern material"--p. [1].

Includes bibliographical references (p. [116]-125) and indexes.