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Wisdom Intoned: A Reappraisal of the Genre 'Wisdom Psalms'
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Wisdom Intoned: A Reappraisal of the Genre 'Wisdom Psalms'
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Simon Chi-Chung Cheung
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Series | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:248 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Biblical studies |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780567683717
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Classifications | Dewey:223.206 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
T.& T.Clark Ltd
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Publication Date |
26 July 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
It has been hard to categorise and identify the 'Wisdom psalms' within the Psalter. Interpreters have produced different lists of wisdom psalms of greatly varying lengths, and individual scholars often change their choices over time. Cheung re-examines the issues at stake in identifying this group of psalms in order to better describe the configuration of this psalmic genre. Past scholarship has failed to settle this issue because of the use of unfit criteria and an ill-understood concept of genre. With the aid of the concepts of 'family resemblance' and 'prototypes', this book proposes to define 'wisdom psalms' as a psalm family which is characterised by a wisdom-oriented constellation of its generic features. Three such features are identified after a fresh assessment of the most typical characteristics of 'wisdom literature'. This proposed method is put to test in the extensive study of seven psalms (37, 49, 73, 128, 32, 39, and 19) and the three criteria are verified to be suitable descriptors of the 'wisdom psalm' family. Cheung also explores questions related to the wisdom-cult disparity, Joban parallels as wisdom indicators, and the wisdom-orientation of 'torah psalms'.
Author Biography
Simon Chi-chung Cheung (PhD, University of Cambridge, UK) is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at the China Graduate School of Theology (Hong Kong). His research interests include the poetics of the Hebrew psalms, the theology of the Psalter, the biblical wisdom psalms and lament songs.
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