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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/10049| Title: | Praying legally |
| Authors: | Holtz, Shalom 0000-0003-1515-4216 |
| Keywords: | ancient Near Eastern sources Psalms prayers legal concepts |
| Issue Date: | 2019 |
| Publisher: | Brown Judaic Studies |
| Citation: | Holtz, S. (2019). Praying legally. Brown Judaic Studies. |
| Series/Report no.: | Yeshiva College: Faculty;2019 |
| Abstract: | Explore the lengthy history of legal metaphors in ancient prayer In biblical and other ancient Near Eastern sources, prayer is an opportunity to make one’s case before divine judges. Prayers were formulated using courtroom or trial language, including demands for judgment, confessions, and accusations. The presence of these legal concepts reveals ancient Near Eastern thoughts about what takes place when one prays. Holtz highlights legal concepts that appear in prayers, including the motif of the speakers' oppression in Psalms the possibility of countersuit against God through prayer, and divine attention and inattention as legal responses. By reading ancient prayers together with legal texts, this book shows how |
| Description: | Book |
| URI: | https://ezproxy.yu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2275738 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/10049 |
| ISBN: | 9781946527417 |
| Appears in Collections: | Yeshiva College: Faculty Publications |
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