A Communion of Subjects: Zoological Classification and Human/Animal Relations in Psalm 104
Through the use of a zoological classification system and descriptive images, Psalm 104 portrays animals as independent subjects, ordinary living beings, and humble creatures. Animals were, therefore, shown to be just like human beings in many ways. Thus, while the text subtly maintains a paramount...
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| Language: | English |
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Eisenbrauns
2011
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2011, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-187 |
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| Summary: | Through the use of a zoological classification system and descriptive images, Psalm 104 portrays animals as independent subjects, ordinary living beings, and humble creatures. Animals were, therefore, shown to be just like human beings in many ways. Thus, while the text subtly maintains a paramount position for human beings within the world, the author of Psalm 104 wanted the reader to look at animals from that paramount position, not hierarchically, but laterally. That is, the author wanted the reader to think of animals not as objects, outsiders, or inferiors but rather as fellow citizens of God's commonwealth. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-0998 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/26424639 |