Dissertations / Theses: 'Psalter'

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Noel, William. "The Harley psalter /." Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 1995. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb369617454.

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Statom, Gabriel C. "Compiling and implementing a metrical psalter that reflects the Reformed heritage for the First Presbyterian Church, Lake Wales, Fl." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.089-0074.

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Brodersen, Alma. "The end of the Psalter." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2e854764-1277-4056-bd00-7eb83386ae12.

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"The End of the Psalter" argues, based on original text-critical and intertextual research, that Psalms 146-150 are originally separate texts, contrary to current Psalms research viewing them to be written partly as an originally coherent end of the Psalter. Firstly, rather than focussing on the Masoretic Text only, all three oldest text forms of each Psalm are interpreted separately: the Hebrew Masoretic Text as the oldest complete text form of the Hebrew Bible in its original language, and the older sources of the Hebrew Dead Sea Scrolls and the Greek Septuagint. The thesis highlights considerable differences in these three sources which call the supposed original coherence of Psalms 146-150 into question. Secondly, rather than merely listing other texts similar in their words or ideas, possible intertextual references are assessed using clear criteria and explicating consequences for the interpretation. The thesis demonstrates that intertextual references differ between each of the Psalms and between the sources, leading to shifts in aspects of content and to a lack of original connection of Psalms 146-150. Thirdly, rather than presupposing Psalms 146-150 as one originally coherent group, each Psalm is examined on its own. The thesis demonstrates that the individual Psalms 146-150 cannot originally be seen as one group, and that differences in the content of each individual Psalm should not be smoothed out. The thesis provides a new historical-critical commentary and intertextual analysis of Psalms 146, 147, 148, 149, and 150, each in all three different oldest text forms. It includes fresh translations and detailed comments on form, intertextuality, content, genre, and date, combined with a comparison of the different Psalms and text forms and an extensive evaluation of previous interpretations.

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Schaper, Joachim Ludwig Wilhelm. "Eschatology in the Greek Psalter." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308242.

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Jenkins, Steffen G. "Retribution in the canonical Psalter." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.687810.

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Imprecations in the Psalter have aroused the interest and passions of readers since ancient times. The original contribution of this thesis is to approach the Psalter as the literary and theological context for prayers concerning retribution. This applies, for the first time, recent research in the arrangement of the Psalter to the age-old issue of imprecations. The first three psalms are a thematic introduction which leads the reader to expect and understand retribution in the Psalter. Already at the entrance to the Psalter, we find a refutation of much that is often asserted about vengeance in the Psalms, especially the frequently presumed distance from New Testament ethics. Various ideas from Pss 1-3 are further explored in Books I and V and compared with received scholarly wisdom. The Psalter introduces David as a type of exiled and restored Israel. David's sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, and the mercy he receives from Yahweh, is similar to the nation 's sin and Yahweh's mercy in restoring the nation from exile. Both David and Israel are repeatedly presented by the Psalter in connection with Yahweh's mercy after the golden calf. This is brought to bear on retribution, because there is also a correspondence between David 's enemies and Israel's exilic enemies. Book V has arranged some imprecations of David in order to educate Israel's desire for retribution and set the standard for praying Ps 137. Israel must understand that their own sin and guilt caused the exile, and that their restoration from exile was undeserved mercy. Enemy nations may not deserve Yahweh's mercy, but neither did Israel at the golden calf, neither did David after Bathsheba, and neither did Israel deserve to be restored from the exile they had earned. Israel must learn to love God's wider purpose of blessing the nations in mercy.

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Sachs, Klaus-Jürgen. "Zum Beckerschen Psalter von Heinrich Schütz." Bärenreiter Verlag, 1987. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A37195.

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Wilson, Gerald Henry. "The Editing of the Hebrew psalter /." Chico : Calif. : Scholars press, 1985. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb349309686.

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Dahmen, Ulrich. "Psalmen- und Psalter-Rezeption im Frühjudentum : Rekonstruktion, Textbestand, Struktur und Pragmatik der Psalmenrolle 11QPsa aus Qumran /." Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39028122j.

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Toswell, M. Jane. "Studies in the Paris Psalter, metrical version." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.315951.

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Thorn, Nicholas. "The dissemination of the Middle English Psalter." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.595688.

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This thesis examines the Middle English vernacular psalm-versions, and considers their social context. It examines the uses to which vernacular psalm-texts were put, ranging from that of orthodox affective piety to 'popular' folk-religion. Twenty-five texts are discussed, some previously ignored; four such psalm-texts are presented in the Appendices. A further five pseudo-abbreviated psal ter~, which recommend the non-liturgical use of psalms by the laity, are also transcribed here. The relationship between the English and Latin in the texts is re-examined. Whereas it has been argued that the English in such texts was usually subsidiary to the Latin, this thesis demonstrates that many English versions were designed to be read without recourse to the Vulgate. These translations of the Psalms provided the laity with their own vernacular liturgy which they used both privately and during formal acts of worship. The rise of the free-verse psalm-paraphrase in the late-fourteenth century led to specifically Christological interpretations, a process which was reinforced when biblical translation was banned in the early-fifteenth century. The development of prose abbreviations has previously been ignored; their range and popularity are explored here for the first time.

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Leonhard, Aimee E. H. "The Amesbury Psalter : an exploration in contexts /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1420933.

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Tibbetts, Tanya Nicole Sidney. "Uses of the Psalter in Carolingian St Gallen." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2003. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/251873.

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Rasmussen, Michael D. "The semantics of צדד lexemes in the Hebrew psalter." Thesis, University of the Highlands and Islands, 2011. https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/the-semantics-of--lexemes-in-the-hebrew-psalter(a41bd89a-e6fe-449b-b1e5-251ad7e057ee).html.

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Psalms containing lexemes derived from the Hebrew root צרר1 (to bind, be in distress) are studied in order to reveal a previously-unnoticed generic subgroup in the Psalter. Chapter 1 discusses methodology, particularly with respect to the structural and cognitive linguistic principles used throughout the study. Chapter 2 determines which psalms will be the subject of the study. Since the Hebrew Psalter contains both צרר1 lexemes as well as lexemes derived from the homonym צרר2 (to be hostile, be an enemy), chapter 2 investigates translational patterns in ancient versions as well as elements of Hebrew grammar and syntax in order to separate instances of these two roots. The core of the study (chapters 3 through 5) conducts a two-fold investigation of psalms that include צרר1 lexemes, with respect to these psalms’ uniqueness in the Psalter. First, the structuralist concept of co-occurrence restriction is applied, resulting in a set of syntagms that only appear in psalms that include צרר1 lexemes. Second, these syntagms are classified using cognitive semantic principles, resulting in a set of three cognitive domains ([POWERLESSNESS], [PALPABLE THREAT], and [ENTREATY]) which comprise a cognitive profile of distress in the Psalter. Chapters 6 and 7 round out the cognitive profile of distress with an analysis of two more salient domains ([EXTRA-LINGUISTIC CAUSE], and [GUILTY?] which, although being necessary components of the profile, are not unique to distress psalms. Chapter 7 studies צרר1 lexemes with respect to the overall editing of the Hebrew Psalter. Chapter 8 then explores Psalm 107 as a test case and exemplar of the above cognitive profile. The final chapter draws conclusions with respect to the generic identity of distress psalms.

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Watson, Rebecca Sally. "The theme of 'chaos' in the Psalter : a reassessment." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397467.

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Lee, Seong Hye. "The Psalter as an anthology designed to be memorized." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557416.

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Many scholars have given their attention to the unity of the Psalter in recent years. This study argues that the Psalter is an anthology designed to be memorized which strengthens the argument for its unity. The thesis begins by showing the significance of Sacred Reading and its application in the memorization of Sacred Texts. This is followed by a discussion of the practice of memorization of primary ancient religious texts in four different traditions: Rabbinic literature, including the Torah (written Torah, oral Torah) in Jewish Tradition; Homeric poems, Iliad and Odyssey, in Ancient Greek tradition; the Qur'an in Islamic Tradition; and Vedas in Hindu Tradition. This study continues with a look at Griffith's argument on the definition of an anthology and explores examples as indications of arrangement and memorization of the texts from the Buddhist tradition in India and the Christian tradition in North Africa. The Psalter itself is discussed as an ancient Sacred Text in order to see what evidence it displays of being an anthology. This includes the significance of the literary aspects of the psalms and the arrangement of the Psalter which could be related to the memorization of the Psalter. The study moves into exploring the actual text of the Psalter by focusing on various devices of repetitions (inclusion, chiasmus, diptych, parallelism, word play and key words) which could constitute evidence that the Psalter is intended to be memorized. In particular, eight acrostic psalms (psalms 9/10, 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119 and 145) are analyzed in light of this clear distinctive feature which would help memorizing the Psalter. Selected individual psalms (paired psalms: psalms 42-43, 65-66, 103-104 and 105- 106) and group psalms including the Psalms of Ascents (Pss 120-134) and Hallelujah psalms (Pss 146-150) are investigated in order to demonstrate internal coherence of the Psalter. The final section of the study looks at the evidence for the overall arrangement of the Psalter and its significant features. The study discusses the particular arrangement of the Psalter, including the significance of the superscriptions of the psalms, introduction of the Psalter (Pss 1 and 2), endings of the five books (doxologies) and the arrangement of the Psalter (the division and thematic connections). This study shows that the overall design of the final form of the Psalter may facilitate readers/reciters in understanding the Psalter as an anthology designed to be memorized.

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Ho, Peter C. W. "The design of the MT Psalter : a macrostructural analysis." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2016. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/5830/.

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The seminal question at the forefront of Masoretic (MT)-150 Psalter research is a question of the literary arrangement of the 150 psalms. An overarching compositional logic of the MT-150, if any, is in the sequence design of the psalms. Unfortunately, macrostructural studies of the entire Psalter are few, with no major consensus to understanding its structuring techniques, shape and logic. From my consolidation of at least 30 different tacit and formal macrostructuring techniques that can be detected in the MT-150, important macrostructuring techniques include the use of superscriptions; the programmatic nature of Pss 1–2; placement of acrostic/alphabetical compositions; numerical devices and the five Davidic Collections. A previously unknown scribal technique that places certain lexemes sequentially and exhaustively across the Psalter to express a message is also uncovered. Based on these organizational principles, the Psalter can be read palindromically, linearly, intertextually and even numerically. The MT-150 is structured into three major Sections (Books I, II–III, IV–V), each further divided into four Groups, and characterized by four recurring Central Motifs: (a) YHWH’s kingship; (b) Davidic kingship; (c) Zion-temple and (d) Supplication of a Davidic figure. The logic of the MT-150 is a reception of the Davidic covenant. Book I traces the establishments of both the Davidic kingship and Zion. Books II–III, however, depict their fall and brokenness. Books IV–V highlight the re-establishments of an ideal Davidic kingship and ideal Zion. As a whole, the MT-150 has a messianic thrust with an exhortation for its readers to persevere in prayer and hope in view of YHWH’s covenantal promises. Striking correspondences between techniques, form, content and logic help to validate the proposed design of the MT-150. This thesis will contribute significantly to the understanding of the arrangement of the Hebrew Psalter.

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Silber, Heinrich. "Aspects of the righteous and the wicked in Psalms 7 and 137 : exegetical and hermeneutical considerations." Thesis, Brunel University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313839.

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Westphal, Stefanie. "Der Wolfenbüttler Psalter Cod. 81.17 Aug. 2 : eine ornamentgeschichtliche Studie." LF, 2003. http://e-diss.uni-kiel.de/diss9̲60/d960.pdf.

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Wallace, Robert E. Bellinger W. H. "The narrative effect of Book IV of the Hebrew Psalter." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/3904.

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Jansen, Henry. "The righteousness (Ṣdq) of God and humanity in the psalter." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Fernandes, Salvador [Verfasser]. "God as Rock in the Psalter / Salvador OFM Cap Fernandes." Frankfurt : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1042426430/34.

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Wellington, James F. "Christe eleison! : the invocation of Christ in eastern monastic psalmody, c.350-450." Thesis, Lambeth Palace Library, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.734178.

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Mertens, Fleury Katharina. "Leiden lesen Bedeutungen von compassio um 1200 und die Poetik des Mit-Leidens im 'Parzival' Wolframs von Eschenbach." Berlin New York de Gruyter, 2005. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2866255&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Westphal, Stefanie. "Der Wolfenbütteler Psalter Cod. Guelf. 81.17 Aug.2 ̊; eine ornamentgeschichtliche Studie." Wiesbaden Harrassowitz, 2003. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2869906&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Süssenbach, Claudia. "Der elohistische Psalter : Untersuchungen zur Komposition und Theologie von Ps 42-83 /." Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2005. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=012947798&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Greenland, Jonathan James. "The iconography of the Hunterian Psalter : University of Glasgow, Ms. Hunter 229." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433257.

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Mills, Rosie Chambers. "Gendered imaginations? : illuminating the high medieval psalter for men and women in England." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446143.

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The emergence of cycles of religious images as a sort of pictorial preface to psalters is a particular feature of English manuscript illumination in the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The gender of their recipients has been implicated in the phenomenon because of anachronistic twentieth-century models of female spirituality as well as stereotypes about the function of religious images. In general, the intentions are reparatory, seeking to recover the experiences and contributions of women in the past. Claims that prayer books made for female use can be recognized by certain defining characteristics, however, flirt with gender determinism. Assumptions about the role of gender in shaping the illumination of English medieval psalters chime with current views about the gendered origins of late medieval lay culture. Yet, the evidential basis for these claims has not been sufficiently assessed nor analyzed. The usefulness of these assumptions can be challenged through several approaches. A close analysis of the depiction of a female recipient at her devotions in the Trinity Psalter (Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B. 11.4, folio 103v) reveals an unexpected degree of complexity and sophistication not anticipated by stereotypes of female spirituality. The principal medieval text recommending a visual component to devotional practice for religious women is also susceptible to deeper analysis. The participatory role of the male author and his fluid treatment of gender identity in De Institutione Inclusarum, written by Aelred of Rievaulx for his sister, has not previously been recognised. Finally, quantitative analysis further confirms the gap between models of a distinctively female spirituality and the surviving examples of pictorially prefaced psalters. While this study does not deny that gender could have played a role in the reception of psalter picture cycles, it insists that there is no evidence that the recipient's gender determined either their form or their content.

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Mitchell, David C. "The message of the Psalter : an eschatological programme in the Book of Psalms." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30521.

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This thesis attempts to demonstrate that the final form of the Psalter has been redacted so as to reflect an anticipated sequence of eschatological events. It therefore falls within the broad discipline of Canon criticism of the Psalter, and builds on the work of scholars such as Childs, Brennan, Wilson, McCann, and Sheppard. Chapter I reviews Psalms interpretation from the Septuagint to modern times, and concludes that with the exception of the period c. 1850-1980, most interpreters have regarded the Psalter as having (i) literary unity and (ii) an eschatological-predictive nature. Chapter II suggests there is internal evidence in the Psalter to support this view. However, contemporary scholarship on the canonical form of the Psalter emphasises either the general eschatological tendency of its arrangement (Childs, Brennan) or else seeks to discern a historical event-sequence in it (Wilson, Sheppard, Walton, Mays). No-one has yet proposed a fully eschatological explanation for the sequence of Psalms. In the remainder of the thesis we attempt to do this. Chapter III suggests the Psalms of Asaph (Pss 50, 73-83) can be read as depicting a sequence of latter-day events beginning with the ingathering of Israel from exile (Ps 50:5) and culminating in the ingathering of an alliance of hostile nations against Jerusalem (Ps 83). Chapter IV suggests the Songs of Ascents (Pss 120-134) can be read as depicting a latter-day pilgrimage to the Feast of Sukkoth in Jerusalem in a post-war messianic malkut. Chapter V examines eschatological programmes in Ezk 34-48, Zech 9-14, and Joel 3-4, and suggests they feature a sequence of gathering motifs: (i) Israel gather from exile; (ii) hostile nations gather against Israel, but are subdued; (iii) Israel and all the nations gather to worship at Sukkoth on Zion.

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Kartje, John F. "A study of Psalm 90 its theology and intertextual function within the psalter /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p029-0727.

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Austermann, Frank. "Von der Tora zum Nomos : Untersuchungen zur Übersetzungsweise und Interpretation im Septuaginta-Psalter /." Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2003. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39049154t.

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Marttila, Marko. "Collective reinterpretation in the psalms a study of the redaction history of the Psalter." Tübingen Mohr Siebeck, 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2773050&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Muir, Autumn M. "The Psalter Mappaemundi: Medieval Maps Enabling Ascension of the Soul within Christian Devotional Practices." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1300733958.

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Hori, Hidehiko. ""Der gantz Psalter Dauids" [sic] (1569) von Sigmund Hemmel : süddeutsche Psalmengesänge nach der Reformation /." Aachen : Shaker, 1997. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb369681664.

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Sattler, Veronika. "Zwischen Andachtsbuch und Aventiure : der Neufville-Vitasse-Psalter : New York, PML, MS M.730 /." Hamburg : Kovač, 2006. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40920401w.

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Thèse remaniée de: Dissertation--Universität München, 2005.
Psautier écrit et enluminé à Arras au milieu du 13e siècle, oeuvre originale de Ghuiluys de Boisleux et de son mari Jean de Neuville-Vitasse à la demande de Catherine de Courtenay, femme de Charles de Valois. Bibliogr. vol. 2, p. 185-268.

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Marttila, Marko. "Collective reinterpretation in the Psalms : a study of the redaction history of the Psalter /." Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2006. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41094764m.

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Maloney, Leslie Don Bellinger W. H. "A word fitly spoken poetic artistry in the first four acrostics of the Hebrew psalter /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/3002.

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Cha, Kilnam Bellinger W. H. "Psalms 146-150 : the final hallelujah Psalms as a fivefold doxology to the Hebrew Psalter /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5011.

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Maxwell, Nathan Dean Bellinger W. H. "The Psalmist in the Psalm a persona-critical reading of Book IV of the Psalter /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5139.

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Zieba, Zbigniew. "Psalm 63 : a study of its imagery and theology in the context of the Psalter." Thesis, Durham University, 2010. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/577/.

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This thesis presents an analysis of Psalm 63, its imagery and theology in the context of the Psalter. Psalm 63 is one of the most captivating poems in the Hebrew Bible. The longing for the presence of God is a dominant theme of this psalm, which the psalmist visualises by the extensive usage of figurative language. The study undertakes an analysis of the difficult and complex metaphors and images contained in the poetical language of Psalm 63. Part One addresses issues about the nature of poetry, its definition, elements, and the role which imagery played in the ancient Near East, biblical and modern poetry. It includes an analysis of the nature of metaphor. Part Two constitutes the central part of this study, as it focuses on the examination of the figurative language and theology in Psalm 63. The author analyses the imagery of the initial verse and shows the theological meaning of this verse in the context of the whole psalm. This is followed by an analysis of other metaphors and images found throughout the psalm, and is presented with associated theological interpretations. In Part Three, other biblical texts containing metaphorical language similar to that found in Psalm 63 are analysed. The role and significance of the imagery and theology of Psalm 63 in the context of the Psalter and other books of the Hebrew Bible, are addressed in Part Three. The main aim of the study is an attempt to address and provide a new and original contribution to the theology of Psalm 63 and to the development and understanding of imagery in Hebrew poetry.

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Swift, Thomas Madison. "Psalms for the journey a study using the Psalter to help the dying find peace /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p062-0319.

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Glover, Ronald D. "What language shall I borrow? historical and contemporary employment of the Psalter in congregational spiritual formation /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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au, david cohen@vose wa edu, and David John Cohen. "An Examination of the Psychodynamic Effects on Individuals Using Psalms of Lament Intentionally, in the Form of Ritual Prayer, as a Way of Engaging With Experiences of Personal Distress." Murdoch University, 2008. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20081118.153252.

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The Psalter has formed the basis of Judeo-Christian worship since ancient times. It has served, and continues to serve, individuals and communities of faith as a foundation for communal and personal devotion. As a devotional tool it is unique in that it provides prayers which address God directly concerning the whole gamut of life experience. While the Psalms can be examined and analysed as a literary text, they must be used and experienced by people to more fully discover and recognize their power in providing a pathway for expressing life experience. The lament psalms are of particular interest in this regard. There appears to be a reluctance, in some quarters, to employ them as an expression of prayer. As a result, the lament psalms as a way of engaging with experiences of personal distress, and voicing the reflections and responses such experiences produce, have often been ignored. This study suggests that psalms of lament provide a framework for expressing personal distress in the context of prayer. The framework, identified as a matrix of lament, consists of various modes of articulation characterized as expressing, asserting, investing and imagining constellations. The study examines what happens when individuals, who have first been made aware of the matrix of lament and its constellations, use lament psalms for prayer. Praying of lament psalms in this study is embedded in a prescribed process through which participants engage with their experiences of personal distress. As a result of such a process any significant psychodynamic changes which may take place can be observed, examined and explored, thereby, highlighting the efficacy of using lament psalms as a form of prayer. The study achieves this by examining the reflections and responses of selected individuals to see whether the process does in fact facilitate changes in the individuals levels of distress, sense of personal control over distress and the nature of relationship between the individual and God. The reflections and responses also provide some indication of how the process might birth a fresh perspective on personal distress for those who choose to incorporate these psalms into their journey of faith.

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McKelvey, Michael G. "Moses, David and the High Kingship of Yahweh : a canonical study of Book IV of the Psalter." Thesis, University of the Highlands and Islands, 2008. https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/moses-david-and-the-high-kingship-of-yahweh(b099c57b-8f7a-4847-9c85-b5535e7ef792).html.

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The present work attempts to enter into the ongoing discussion regarding the canonical arrangement of the Old Testament Psalter and its overall message. It does so by examining Book IV and its function within the whole of the psalms. By examining Psalms 90-106 in their literary context, the psalm book's overall theological and thematic message is discussed and the main suggestion of this thesis is that Psalms 90-106 have been purposely arranged as a rejoinder to the previous three books, in response to the rise and fall of Davidic kingship charted in Books I-III. Thus, as a result, this work seeks to outline Book IV's role in the message of the Psalter and, thereby, add to the ongoing conversation within psalms studies regarding the organisation of the Psalter.

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Weber, Augustinus Friedbert [Verfasser]. "Der Psalter als ein Weg des Aufstiegs in Gregor von Nyssas «In inscriptiones Psalmorum» / Augustinus Friedbert Weber." Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1137447869/34.

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Law-Turner, Frederica C. E. "Artists, patrons and the sequence of production in the Ormesby Psalter : (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Douce 366)." Thesis, Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London), 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.300899.

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Boyd, Jonathan. ""Sing an old song to the Lord" I Chr. 16:8-36, the Psalter, and the Chronicler's historiography /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Van, Rooy Jacoba Hendrika. "Die Psalmboek 2003 as kommunikasiemiddel in die liturgie van die erediens in die Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika : 'n himnologiese studie / J.H. van Rooy." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4194.

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During services of the Reformed Churches of South Africa (RCSA), certain psalms and Biblical hymns are used frequently, while others are almost never used. The objective of this study is to determine how the Psalter of 2003 can be used optimally. The model of Zerfass is used for the investigation. The final results of the study are presented in the form of a model that can enrich the optimal use of the Psalter 2003 as means of communication in the liturgy of the RCSA. In Chapters 2 and 3, a basic-theoretical investigation is conducted, with reference to perspectives from Scripture and history. The investigation reveals that music and songs had already played an important role in the church of the Old Testament, and that the Psalms had had a significant influence on the liturgy and the faith. In the New Testament, new hymns are found that supplement those from the Old Testament. The form in which these hymns were composed, was closely connected to the context whence these songs arose. The communication that a hymn effects, is achieved jointly by word and music, in the church of the New Testament and subsequently. Since the Reformation, a degree of separation arose between the songs used in the church and outside, but mutual influences are observed. In Chapters 4 and 5, attention is paid to metatheoretical perspectives, first in communication science, then in hymnology. It is in their singing that the congregation participates in the worship of a church service. Such singing is indeed the basic form of participation, which promotes communication among members of the congregation. In judging a metrical version of a Psalm, attention should especially be paid to the content, style of the text and the melody. In the empirical investigation, qualitative and quantitative methods are used. The investigation proceeds in three phases. In the first phase, information is obtained about the hymns that were sung in a number of congregations in the course of a year. In the second phase, a questionnaire was set and sent to ministers, organists and members of congregations. In the final phase, interviews were conducted with ministers and organists from five congregations. The data show that the hymn occupies an important place in the liturgy. However, the investigation reveals that this point of departure is not fully realised in practice, and some shortcomings are identified. In particular, there is a need for extension of the hymnody, especially by hymns from the New Testament. In Chapter 7, an indication is given of the factors that constrain the optimal use of the Psalter 2003 as means of worship in the church service. The most important problems are: • the incomplete utilisation of the full collection of hymns in the Psalter, • the underuse of the 2001 metrical version, • the repeated use of a small subset of hymns, • problems with the melodies and liturgical usefulness, • limitations in the training of ministers and organists, • resistance to the 2001 metrical version, • a lack of proper programmes to practice the new hymns, and • inadequate support and encouragement by church councils in respect of improving the skills of organists. In view of these problems, a model is proposed, which identifies the relationships among the role players / elements necessary to promote worshipping through singing: • the users of the Psalter 2001, viz. Ministers, organists and members of the congregations, together with the role of the church council, • the Psalter 2003 as hymn book, and • the possible extension of the current corpus of hymns.
Thesis (Ph.D. (Liturgics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.

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Pfändtner, Karl-Georg. "Die Psalterillustration des 13. und beginnenden 14. Jahrhunderts in Bologna : Herkunft, Entwicklung, Auswirkung /." Neuried : Ars una, 1996. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb369979076.

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Wilson, Jeffrey Tod Bellinger W. H. "The rhetoric of reflection Hebrew roots of cognition and the final form of the masoretic text of the Psalter /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5336.

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Cameron, J. S. "The Vir Tricultus : an investigation of the classical, Jewish and Christian influences on Jerome's translation of the Psalter Iuxta Hebraeos." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2006. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8745c1f4-5dc1-48d3-9fd3-fca53147efad.

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This thesis investigates the influences on Jerome's translation of the Psalter from the Hebrew (IH Psalter) that came from the three major socio-religious spheres with which Jerome was acquainted. It argues that the results offer insights into Jerome's conception of the nature of Hebrew text itself, of the relationship between it and the Christian faith, and of his role as translator. The thesis argues and demonstrates that the language of the IH Psalter reveals influences that derive from Jerome's classical background, from his contact with rabbinic scholars in Palestine, and, especially, from his adopted Christian faith. These influences are subtle, but their combined effect is considerable. Care is taken to demonstrate that Jerome was a competent translator, and that he deliberately intended the classical, Jewish or Christian nuances that are discussed. This is achieved, first, by comparing the IH Psalter with the Hebrew as an initial step, then with Jerome's translation of the Psalter from the Hexaplaric Septuagint, and with the various Greek versions where they are extant; and second, by evaluating the relationship between Jerome's translations and his exegetical material on the Psalter. The fact that Jerome is both translator and exegete of the Psalter allows clear insight into the impact of his understanding of the Psalms on his translation of them. The Conclusion argues that the issues can be focussed on and find their resolution in Jerome's conception of the nature and function of the Hebrew text. By imputing to Jerome a belief in the divine inspiration of the Hebrew text, and a belief that the Hebrew text properly understood and properly translated reveals Jesus Christ, the character of the IH Psalter can best be explained. Jerome's translations often exploited available linguistic space, but they rarely went beyond what hebraica veritas could reasonably signify.

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