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Psalms In/On Jerusalem

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This series focuses on the Jewish textual tradition as well as the ways it evolves in response to new intellectual, historical, social and political contexts. Fostering dialogue between litera...
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  • 18 March 2019
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This volume explores the ways in which Jerusalem is represented in Psalms – from its position in the context of liturgical and pilgrim songs to its role as metaphor. Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms is the site of scenes of redemption, joy, and celebration of the proximity to God and the house of the Lord. But it is also the quintessential locus of loss, marked by cries over the devastating destruction of the Temple. These two antithetical poles of Jerusalem are expressed in both personal terms as well as within a collective framework. The bulk of the articles are devoted to questions of reception, to the ways in which the geographies of the Book of Psalms have travelled across their native bounds and entered other historical settings, acquiring new forms and meanings. 

 

 

 

 

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Price: $128.99
Pages: 200
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Publication Date: 18 March 2019
ISBN: 9783110336917
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: LIT004210 LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, REL006090 RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, SOC049000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies
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Ilana Pardes, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ophir Münz–Manor, The Open University of Israel.