Between Sheol and Temple
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Between Sheol and Temple

Motif Structure and Function in the I-Psalms

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  2. English
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Between Sheol and Temple

Motif Structure and Function in the I-Psalms

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As against traditional cultic and sociological interpretations of the 'I' Psalms, this original study stresses the 'I' as a literary figure. Yet on the other hand, the historical interest of the traditional models is retained, here with emphasis on 'original' function and intent. There is a common set of central motifs related to the 'I'-figure, most easily discernible when referring to categories of locality. The 'I' is depicted in a sacred landscape of contrasting localities-'Sheol' and 'Temple' connected by the concept of 'Way'. This motif structure deploys an ideological language in which the 'I' figure is an embodiment of a religious paradigm, that attests a process of actualization and integration. The religiosity of these texts is of a mystical character, pointing to some religious practice of intense personal character aimed at experience of a divine reality. No doubt the social location of such experience was among the elite, but some texts hint at a possible 'democratization' of the religious practice they portray.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Chapter 1 PSALM 140: INTRODUCTION
  5. Chapter 2 PSALMS 84 AND 36: THE PARADIGM
  6. Chapter 3 PSALMS 42–43: THE SACRED JOURNEY
  7. Chapter 4 PSALMS 27 AND 26: THE I AS ACTUALIZATION OF THE PARADIGM
  8. Chapter 5 PSALM 5: THE STRUGGLE TO DWELL IN THE TEMPLE
  9. Chapter 6 PSALM 62: THE CONFESSOR AS TEMPLE DWELLER
  10. Summary
  11. Bibliography
  12. Index of References
  13. Index of Authors