Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
The Canonical Approach to Scripture and The Editing of the Hebrew Psalter
The Editing of the Psalter and the Ongoing Use of the Psalms: Gerald Wilson and the Question of Canon
Changing Our Way of Being Wrong: The Impact of Gerald Wilson’s The Editing of the Hebrew Psalter
The Dynamics of Praise in the Ancient Near East, or Poetry and Politics
Philosophical Perspectives on Religious Diversity as Emergent Property in the Redaction/Composition of the Psalter
Let Us Cast Off Their Ropes from Us: The Editorial Significance of the Portrayal of Foreign Nations in Psalms 2 and 149
The Message of the Asaphite Collection and Its Role in the Psalter
Instruction, Performance, and Prayer: The Didactic Function of Psalmic Wisdom
“Wealth and Riches Are in His House” (Ps 112:3): Acrostic Wisdom Psalms and the Development of Antimaterialism
Perhaps YHWH Is Sleeping: “Awake” and “Contend” in the Book of Psalms
Revisiting the Theocratic Agenda of Book 4 of the Psalter for Interpretive Premise
On Reading Psalms as Liturgy: Psalms 96–99
The Role of the Foe in Book 5: Reflections on the Final Composition of the Psalter
Gerald Wilson and the Characterization of David in Book 5 of the Psalter
The Contribution of Gerald Wilson toward Understanding the Book of Psalms in Light of the Psalms Scrolls
Imagining the Future of Psalms Studies
Contributors
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors