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Narrating YHWH’s Kingship in Psalms
Narrating YHWH’s Kingship in Psalms

Author(s): Mark W. Hamilton
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Biblijski institut
Keywords: Psalms; narratology; the kingship of God

Summary/Abstract: Psalms 93-100 function within Book 4 of the Psalter to advance the narrative of YHWH’s kingship over the cosmos. Whatever the origins of the constituent psalms, their current sequencing within Book 4 softens the despair that appears in psalms like Psalm 89, the ending of Book 3. As a kind of narrative used in liturgy, these psalms develop characters and plotlines that concentrate upon YHWH’s kingship and proper ordering of the world, which, in turn, benefits Israel and through them, the world.

  • Issue Year: 17/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 135-147
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English