
Conceptualizing Distress in the Psalms
A Form-Critical and Cognitive Semantic Study of the ???1 Word Group
Michael Rasmussen(Author)
Gorgias Press
Published on 6. February 2018
Book
Hardback
314 pages
978-1-4632-0610-9 (ISBN)
Description
Psalms containing lexemes derived from the Hebrew root ??? (to bind, be in distress) reveal a previously-unnoticed generic subgroup in the Psalter. Through structural and cognitive linguistic principles, Rasmussen explores issues related to genre, Hebrew grammar, and syntax in order to arrive at a set of three cognitive domains of "powerlessness," "palpable threat," and "entreaty" which are relatively unique to psalms that include ??? lexemes. Rasmussen also makes suggestions about the editorial process of the Hebrew Psalter, concluding that after the Babylonian exile, distress was more strongly associated with divine discipline and displeasure, whereas before the exile it was more associated with declarations of innocence.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Piscataway
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4632-0610-9 (9781463206109)
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