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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/8952| Title: | The thematic unity of Psalm CXLIV in light of Mesopotamian royal ideology |
| Authors: | Holtz, Shalom |
| Keywords: | Psalm cxliv Royal psalm Mesopotamian royal literature unity royal ideology |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Brill |
| Citation: | Holtz, S. E. (2008). The thematic unity of Psalm cxliv in light of Mesopotamian royal ideology. Vetus Testamentum, 58(3), 367–380. |
| Series/Report no.: | Vetus Testamentum;Vol. 58, Fasc. 3 (2008) |
| Abstract: | Psalm cxliv, which according to many scholars is a “royal psalm,” begins with a prayer for assistance in battle (verses 1-11) followed by a description of prosperity (verses 12-15). h e combination of these two parts parallels several examples from Mesopotamian royal literature in which the king is depicted both as a heroic warrior and as a provider of prosperity. In light of the Mesopotamian parallels, Psalm cxliv is an expression of a similar Israelite royal ideology. |
| Description: | Scholarly article / YU only |
| URI: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/20504394 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/8952 |
| Appears in Collections: | Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies (BRGS): Faculty Publications |
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