Inner Biblical Allusion in the Poetry of Wisdom and Psalms

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Psalmist as Historiographer -- Jeffery M. Leonard, Samford University, USA
2. Allusion or Illusion in the Psalms: How Do We Decide? -- Beth LaNeel Tanner, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, USA
3. Exodus 34:6-7 in Psalms 86, 103, and 145 in Relation to the Theological Perspectives of Books III, IV, and V of the Psalter -- Hee Suk Kim, Chongshin University, South Korea
4. The Elevation of God in Psalm 105 -- David Emmanuel, Nyack College, New York, USA
5. The Poetry of Creation and Victory in the Psalms -- Kevin Chau, University of the Free State, South Africa
6. A Ridiculous God: Job uses Psalm 8:5 to Respond to Eliphaz -- Charles Yu, Independent Scholar, USA
7. Poetic Allusions in Agur’s Oracle in Proverbs 30.1-9 -- Ryan O'Dowd, Cornell University, USA
8. The Reuse of Deuteronomy’s “Law of the Vow” in Ecclesiastes 1. 5.3-5 [4-6] as an Exemplar of Intertextuality and Reinterpretation
in Ecclesiastes 4.17–5.6 [5.1-5.7] -- Richard Schultz, Wheaton College, USA
9. Some Reflections on Interpreting Allusion: The Case of Creation
Motifs in Isaiah -- Job Jindo, New York University, USA
Contributors
Index

About the author

Mark J. Boda is Professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Professor, Faculty of Theology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBeth LaNeel Tanner is Norman and Mary Kansfield Professor of Old Testament at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, USA, and has authored multiple books on the Psalms, as well as articles on the Psalms, Hosea, and in the area of feminist studies of the Bible.Kevin Chau is Senior Lecturer of Hebrew at the University of the Free State/Universiteit van die Vrystaat, South Africa, and specializes in the fields of metaphor, biblical poetry, and Hebrew linguistics.

Summary

Discusses the theoretical aspects of the phenomenon of inner biblical allusion but rather provide practical examples of scholars working with specific texts within the wisdom and psalms corpora in order to showcase the function of this phenomenon within poetic texts.

Foreword

Examines the topic of inner biblical allusion and its role in the poetic forms of the Hebrew Bible covering both theoretical and interpretative issues.

Product details

• Authors: Mark J. (McMaster Divinity College Boda, Mark J. Tanner Boda
• Assisted by: Mark J. Boda (Editor), Mark J. (McMaster Divinity College Boda (Editor), Boda Mark J. (Editor), Dr Kevin (University of the Free State Chau (Editor), Kevin Chau (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor), Beth Laneel Tanner (Editor), Dr Beth LaNeel (New Brunswick Theological Seminary Tanner (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9780567675897
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67589-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Old Testaments, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics