Context and violence in individual prayers for protection

The individual prayers for protection within the Psalter are marked by a consistency in terms of the context supposed and the nature of violence experienced by the psalmists. Consistently, these psalms also assert that the right to retributive violence against the enemies belongs to Yahweh alone. S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Firth, D. G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1997
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 1997, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-96
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