TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barker,Kit
TI  - Imprecation as divine discourse: speech act theory, dual authorship, and theological interpretation 
T2  - Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements
SN  - 9781575064451
AV  - BS1430.6.B5 
U1  - 221.601 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Winona Lake, Indiana
PB  - Eisenbrauns
KW  - Bible
KW  - Psalms
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Critique, interprétation, etc
KW  - fast
KW  - Blessing and cursing in the Bible
KW  - Speech acts (Linguistics)
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Bénédiction et malédiction dans la Bible
KW  - Actes de parole
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Christianisme
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Sacred Writings
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Title; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: In Pursuit of Theological Interpretation; Chapter 1: Speech Act Theory; Chapter 2: Dual Authorship; Chapter 3: Speech Act Theory, Dual Authorship and Canonical Hermeneutics; Part II: Theological Interpretation and the Psalter; Chapter 4: The Divine Illocutions of the Psalter in Its Old Testament Context; Chapter 5: The Theological Interpretation of Imprecatory Psalms; Chapter 6: A Theological Interpretation of Psalm 137; Chapter 7: A Theological Interpretation Of Psalm 69; Conclusion; Bibliography
N2  - Christian readers of the Hebrew Bible are often faced with a troubling tension. On the one hand, they are convinced that this ancient text is relevant today, yet on the other, they remain perplexed at how this can be so, particularly when parts of it appear to condone violence. Barker's volume seeks to address this tension in two parts: (1) by defending a particular form of theological interpretation and (2) by applying this interpretive method to the imprecatory psalms. Barker suggests that the goal of theological interpretation is to discover God's voice in the text. While he recognizes that
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