A Voice Without End
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A Voice Without End

The Role of David in Psalms 3โ€“14

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A Voice Without End

The Role of David in Psalms 3โ€“14

About this book

The past fifty years have seen a strong interest in the shape and the message of the book of Psalms. In A Voice Without End, Andrew C. Witt evaluates the significance of Psalms 3โ€“14, and in particular, the presence and function of the figure of David.

Using representative interpreters and canonical and literary approaches, Witt uncovers how the book of Psalms develops its own speaking personae. He argues that the introduction to the book in Psalms 1โ€“2 and the association with David in the superscriptions set up the figure of David as the principal voice within Psalms 3โ€“14, constructing a Davidic persona who can speak as an ideal and representative figure, as well as a typological figure, in expectation of the establishment of a just kingdom in the context of the Davidic promises. In addition to its original analysis of Psalms 3โ€“14, this study contributes to Psalms research by sharpening our understanding of the Davidic voice and by showing that key themes and motifs at the seams of the Psalter and in its thematic center are already active and engaged at the very beginning. Further, it helps to bridge premodern and modern psalm interpreters by demonstrating the ongoing value of premodern conceptual models for analyzing voices in the text.

Pathbreaking and eminently readable, this book changes both the way we read the Psalter and how we understand its relationship with David. It will appeal to biblical studies scholars and seminarians.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER Front
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Chpter 1: The Figure of David and a Canonical Approach to Psalms 3โ€“14
  6. Chapter 2: The Speaking Persona(e) in the History of Interpretation
  7. Chapter 3: The Shaping of the Figure of David in the Psalms
  8. Chapter 4: The Figure of David in Psalms 3โ€“6
  9. Chapter 5: The Figure of David in Psalms 7โ€“14
  10. Chapter 6: Conclusions and Implications
  11. Bibliography
  12. Index