From dialogic tension to social address: reconsidering Mandolfo's proposed didactic voice in lament Psalms

In God in the Dock, Carleen Mandolfo argues that the move from second person speech to God to third person description of the divine within “dialogic psalms” reflects the “interjection” of a secondary voice. While her focus on speech to a human audience is significant, the criteria she employs prove...

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Published in:The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Main Author: Suderman, W. Derek (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The National Library of Canada 2017
In: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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Summary:In God in the Dock, Carleen Mandolfo argues that the move from second person speech to God to third person description of the divine within “dialogic psalms” reflects the “interjection” of a secondary voice. While her focus on speech to a human audience is significant, the criteria she employs prove problematic. Rather than multiple voices, the psalms Mandolfo discusses are better understood as reflecting shifts in address between multiple audiences spoken by a single supplicant.
ISSN:1203-1542
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures