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Violence and the Book of Psalms
Multiple Methodological Perspectives
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The many and varied manifestations of violence that permeate the Book of Psalms can be off-putting for modern audiences. Although the violence in the poems might leave readers cold, it remains a hot topic that requires careful consideration. The contributions of this volume deal with the theme of violence and the Psalms from different methodological perspectives. They focus on various aspects and manifestations of the complex phenomenon of violence (physical, verbal, emotional, psychological, structural, etc.), their expressions in single or groups of psalms and the Psalter as a whole and employ a variety of approaches to interpret the biblical texts.
Lodewyk Sutton, Ph.D. (2015, University of Pretoria), is an associate professor in Old Testament at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of the Free State, South Africa. He has published multiple chapters and articles on the Book of Psalms from the perspectives of ancient warfare, Old Testament anthropology and literary spatial theories.
Gideon R. Kotzé, D.Th. (2011, Stellenbosch University), is a research professor in the focus area Ancient Texts at the Faculty of Theology, North-West University, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Images and Ideas of Debated Readings in the Book of Lamentations (Mohr Siebeck, 2020).
Gideon R. Kotzé, D.Th. (2011, Stellenbosch University), is a research professor in the focus area Ancient Texts at the Faculty of Theology, North-West University, South Africa. His most recent monograph is Images and Ideas of Debated Readings in the Book of Lamentations (Mohr Siebeck, 2020).
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Contributors
1 Multiple Perspectives on Violence and the Book of Psalms: an Introduction to the Volume
âLodewyk Sutton and Gideon R. Kotzé
2 Human on Human Violence in the Psalter: a Feminist Reading of Psalms 55, 109, and 139
âNancy L. deClaissé-Walford
3 âThe God Who Equipped Meâ (Ps 18:32): an Analysis of the Entanglement of Human and Divine Violence in Psalm 18
âMagdalena Lass
4 âBreak the Arm of the Wicked Oneâ (Psalm 10:15): Power and Violence in Psalm 9â10
âAlexandra Grund-Wittenberg
5 Razor Sharp Tongues: the Violent Mouths of the Enemies in Psalms
âChristine Brown Jones
6 False Witness as Violence according to Psalm 27:12 and Psalm 35:11
âHendrik L. Bosman
7 The Inherent Connection between Violent Speech and States of Depression in Psalm 55
âW. Dennis Tucker, Jr.
8 Corrupting Retributive Violence in Psalm 83: Israelâs Moral Injury Prison
âDenise Dombkowski Hopkins
9 A World Gone Wrong: Structural Violence in Psalms 9â14
âDavid G. Firth
10 Enclosing Violence: a Bodily Spatial Reading of Psalm 140
âLodewyk Sutton
11 Framing Violence in the Prayers to YHWH: Psalm 109
âGodwin Mushayabasa
12 Divine Violence and Nature in Psalm 29 and the NiÄde Stela
âGideon R. Kotzé
13 Psalm 137:7â9 in Early Translations and Commentaries
âHerculaas F. van Rooy
14 Women Heralds of Divine Victory: Reading Violence in Psalm 68 in Light of an Anabaptist Notion of Power
âDavid Davage
15 Violence, Justice, Advocacy, and Intercession in the Psalms
âJohn Goldingay
16 The (In)adequacy of Lament as a Response to Violence
âJamie A. Grant
17 Multiple Perspectives on Violence and the Book of Psalms: Concluding Remarks
âLodewyk Sutton and Gideon R. Kotzé
Index of Authors
Index of Ancient Texts
Index of Topics
Abbreviations
Contributors
1 Multiple Perspectives on Violence and the Book of Psalms: an Introduction to the Volume
âLodewyk Sutton and Gideon R. Kotzé
2 Human on Human Violence in the Psalter: a Feminist Reading of Psalms 55, 109, and 139
âNancy L. deClaissé-Walford
3 âThe God Who Equipped Meâ (Ps 18:32): an Analysis of the Entanglement of Human and Divine Violence in Psalm 18
âMagdalena Lass
4 âBreak the Arm of the Wicked Oneâ (Psalm 10:15): Power and Violence in Psalm 9â10
âAlexandra Grund-Wittenberg
5 Razor Sharp Tongues: the Violent Mouths of the Enemies in Psalms
âChristine Brown Jones
6 False Witness as Violence according to Psalm 27:12 and Psalm 35:11
âHendrik L. Bosman
7 The Inherent Connection between Violent Speech and States of Depression in Psalm 55
âW. Dennis Tucker, Jr.
8 Corrupting Retributive Violence in Psalm 83: Israelâs Moral Injury Prison
âDenise Dombkowski Hopkins
9 A World Gone Wrong: Structural Violence in Psalms 9â14
âDavid G. Firth
10 Enclosing Violence: a Bodily Spatial Reading of Psalm 140
âLodewyk Sutton
11 Framing Violence in the Prayers to YHWH: Psalm 109
âGodwin Mushayabasa
12 Divine Violence and Nature in Psalm 29 and the NiÄde Stela
âGideon R. Kotzé
13 Psalm 137:7â9 in Early Translations and Commentaries
âHerculaas F. van Rooy
14 Women Heralds of Divine Victory: Reading Violence in Psalm 68 in Light of an Anabaptist Notion of Power
âDavid Davage
15 Violence, Justice, Advocacy, and Intercession in the Psalms
âJohn Goldingay
16 The (In)adequacy of Lament as a Response to Violence
âJamie A. Grant
17 Multiple Perspectives on Violence and the Book of Psalms: Concluding Remarks
âLodewyk Sutton and Gideon R. Kotzé
Index of Authors
Index of Ancient Texts
Index of Topics
This book would be of interest to Biblical scholars and students (especially those who study the Psalms), as well as researchers in the fields of theology and ethics who are interested in the topic of the Bible and violence.