Evil and the disruption of order: a structural analysis of the acrostics in the first Book of Psalms
The four alphabetic acrostics in the first book of psalms (9/10, 25, 34, and 37) are all missing verses beginning with certain letters of the alphabet and have other anomalies as well. Most scholars attribute these problems to errors in transmission and try to solve them through textual emendation....
| Published in: | The journal of Hebrew scriptures |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Library of Canada
2006
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| In: |
The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Order
B Bible. Psalmen 10 B Evil B Acrostic B Bible. Psalmen 34 B Bible. Psalmen 25 B Bible. Psalmen 37 B Psalter B Bible. Psalmen 9 B Structural analysis |
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| Summary: | The four alphabetic acrostics in the first book of psalms (9/10, 25, 34, and 37) are all missing verses beginning with certain letters of the alphabet and have other anomalies as well. Most scholars attribute these problems to errors in transmission and try to solve them through textual emendation. We argue that these disruptions are an original feature of these psalms and are placed purposefully as part of a sophisticated literary structure. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2006.v6.a5 |