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Author:   Kent Reynolds
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   137
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.574kg
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9789004182684

ISBN 10:   9004182683
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   18 May 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Translation Chapter One Introduction 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Poetics 1.2.1. The Relationship between Form and Function 1.2.2. Structure or Progression in Addition to the Acrostic Form 1.3. Genre 1.3.1. A Lament Psalm? 1.3.2. A Wisdom Psalm? 1.3.3. A Torah Psalm? 1.3.4. An Anthological Psalm? 1.3.5. Conclusion Chapter Two The Use of Traditional Religious Language 2.1. Introduction 2.2. The Language of Piety 2.2.1. Clinging to Torah—דבק 2.2.2. Trusting in Torah—בטח 2.2.3. Hoping in Torah—יחל 2.2.4. Believing in Torah—אמן 2.2.5. Loving Torah—אהב 2.2.6. Fearing Torah—ירא 2.2.7. Seeking Torah—דרש 2.2.8. Setting Torah Before Me 2.2.9. Raising My Hands to Torah 2.3. The Language of Lament 2.3.1. Petitions 2.3.2. Enemies 2.3.3. Claims of Innocence 2.3.4. Adaptations 2.4. The Language of Wisdom Literature 2.4.1. Locutions Borrowed from Wisdom Literature 2.4.2. Metaphors and Motifs that are Characteristic of Wisdom Literature Chapter Three The Exemplary Torah Student 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Exemplary Types 3.2.1. The Righteous in Psalms 3.2.2. David 3.2.3. Exemplary Women in Proverbs 3.2.4. The Wise in Proverbs 3.2.5. The Suasive Force of Exemplary Types 3.3. The Portrayal of the Exemplary Torah Student—Its Construction 3.3.1. The Introductory Function of Verses 1–3 3.3.2. The Use of First-person Language 3.3.3. The Language of Devotion 3.3.3.1. Adverbial Phrases 3.3.3.2. Verbs of Emotion 3.3.3.3. The Speaker’s Relationship with God 3.3.4. The Language of Distress 3.3.4.1. Repeated Petitions 3.3.4.2. Enemies as a Foil 3.3.4.3. The Speaker’s Longing for Torah 3.3.5. The Language of Character Formation 3.3.6. Inconsistencies in the Portrayal 3.3.7. The Portrayal of Settings 3.3.8. Repetition 3.4. The Portrayal of the Exemplary Torah Student—Its Suasive Force 3.4.1. Advantages and Benefits of Torah Observance 3.4.2. A Secondary Function of Traditional Religious Language 3.4.3. The Suasive Force of Logical Gaps Chapter Four The Concept of Torah 4.1. Introduction 4.2. What Psalm 119 Expresses 4.2.1. The Torah Terms 4.2.1.1. Excursus—עדות 4.2.1.2. Instantiations and an Abstract Concept 4.2.1.3. Interchangeable Usage? 4.2.1.4. “According to Your Word”— כדברך 4.2.1.5. “Word”— אמרה 4.2.1.6. “Regulations”— משפטים 4.2.2. Attributes of Torah 4.2.3. Torah Study 4.3. What Psalm 119 Does Not Express 4.3.1. Concepts that are Avoided 4.3.2. The Relationship Between Torah and Wisdom 4.3.3. Torah as a Hypostasis? 4.4. A Concept that is Greater than the Sum of the Parts 4.4.1. Definition 4.4.2. Evidence that the Concept is Greater than the Sum of the Parts Chapter Five Psalm 119 in Context 5.1. Introduction 5.2. The Place of Psalm 119 in the Psalter 5.2.1. The Problem of Integrating Psalm 119 into the Structure of the Psalter 5.2.2. The Frequency and Placement of the Theme of Torah in the Psalter 5.2.3. Zenger’s Proposal 5.2.4. Psalm 119’s Contribution to the Theology of the Psalter 5.3. The Place of Psalm 119 in the Hebrew Bible 5.4. The Place of Psalm 119 in Developing Judaism Conclusion Commentary Bibliography Index of References Author Index Subject Index

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... this was a most stimulating study of what could have been a rather dire topic. It repays further thought and is certainly well worth reading. Sue Gillingham, Worcester College, Oxford

... this was a most stimulating study of what could have been a rather dire topic. It repays further thought and is certainly well worth reading. Sue Gillingham, Worcester College, Oxford

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Kent Aaron Reynolds, Ph.D. (2007) in Hebrew and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Union Theological Seminary in NY. He was previously a research fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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