Daily Archives: January 11, 2010

Democratizing the Monarchy, Obadiah

1.  I’m still in Othmar Keel’s Symbolism in Ancient Israel.  What I’m going to comment on today is a topic on pages 201-202.  There are Psalms in which Yahweh is intimately involved in the birth of the Psalmist.  God shaped … Continue reading

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Middle Babylonian Imprecations, Rend Your Heart, Family

1.  I’m continuing to make my way through Omar Keel’s Symbolism of the Biblical World.  Something I’ve wondered as I’ve gone through the book is this: How do the Psalms of other cultures address social injustice?  In the Book of … Continue reading

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