Pleading poverty (or identifying with the poor for selfish reasons) : on the ideology of Psalm 109

In this article the popular view that the "voice of the poor" is expressed in the Psalms (the so-called Armenfrömmigkeit) is challenged. Although the psalms contain many references in which a positive concern for the extremely poor are expressed, this is not always the case. Psalm 109 is d...

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Main Author: Scheffler, Eben 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2011
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 192-207
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