RT Book
T1 The origin of Israelite Zion theology
T2 Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies Old Testament studies
JF Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies
A1 Laato, Antti 1961-
LA English
PP New York
PB Bloomsbury Academic
YR 2018
ED 1 [edition]
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1041303939
AB Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Historical Background -- 4 The Storm God and Zion Theology -- 5 The Ark of Covenant and the Zion Theology -- 6 The Anti-Baalian Yahwism and Zion Theology -- 7 Summary and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
AB In this examination of Zion theology and how it arises in the book of Psalms Antti Laato's starting-point is that the Hebrew Bible is the product of the exilic and postexilic times, which nonetheless contains older traditions that have played a significant role in the development of the text. Laato seeks out these older mythical traditions related to Zion using a comparative methodology and looking at Biblical traditions alongside Ugaritic texts and other ancient Near Eastern material. As such Laato provides a historical background for Zion theology which he can apply more broadly to the Psalms. In addition, Laato argues that Zion-related theology in the Psalms is closely related to two events recounted in the Hebrew Bible. First, the architectural details of the Temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6-7), which can be compared with older mythical Zion-related traditions. Second, the religious traditions related to the reigns of David and Solomon such as the Ark Narrative, which ends with David's transfer of the Ark to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6). From this Laato builds an argument for a possible setting in Jerusalem at the time of David and Solomon for the Zion theology that emerges in the Psalms
OP 336
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BS1430.6.J38
SN 978-0-567-68005-1
SN 978-0-567-68003-7
K1 Bible : Psalms : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Bible
K1 Psalms
K1 Jerusalem : In the Bible
K1 Jerusalem
DO 10.5040/9780567680051