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Cultic Prophecy in the Psalms

by John W. Hilber

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  • Language: English

Der Beitrag kultprophetischer Rede zur Entstehung der Psalmen wird stets diskutiert. Viele Erklärungsmodelle lassen außerbiblische Parallelen außer Acht. Dagegen zeigen assyrische Kultorakel Charakteristika prophetischer Rede, die auch in den Psalmen vorkommen, sowie Kompositions- und Aufführungsszenarien, die für eine Vereinbarkeit von Prophetie und Psalmgesang sprechen. Die beste Erklärung für die Entstehung von Psalmen, die eine Gottesrede enthalten, ist weiterhin ein kultprophetisches Modell. Doubts about the contribution of cult-prophetic speech to psalmody remain in debate. Psalms containing first-person divine speech exhibit numerous features and suggest life settings that conform to actual prophetic speech. Alternative explanations lack comparable examples external to psalms. On the other hand, Assyrian cultic prophecies parallel the characteristics of prophetic speech found in psalms. The Assyrian sources support possible composition and performance scenarios that overcome objections raised against the compatibility of genuine prophecy with psalmody. A model of cultic prophecy remains the best explanation for the origin of psalms containing first-person divine speech.

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1 online resource (284 p.); Bd. 352; Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; Dewey classification: 220; Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-251) and indexes; Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral - Cambridge) under the title: Cultic prophecy in the Psalms in the light of Assyrian prophetic sources; Publication place: Berlin; Publication place: New York

2005-12-31De GruyterEnglish
  • 9783110912739
  • 3110912732
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