Comparative Perspectives on the Psalms

Table of Contents
1 The Dynamics of Praise in the Ancient Near East, or Poetry and Politics

2 The Power of Praise in the Psalter: Human-Divine Synergies in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Scriptures

3 Praise in the Realm of Death: The Dynamics of Hymn-Singing in Ancient Near Eastern Lament Ceremony

4 "World Dominion" in Yahweh Kinship Psalms: Down to the Roots of Globalizing Concepts and Strategies

5 Psalms and Sumerian Hymns

6 Navajo Chants, Babylonia Incantations, Old Testament Psalms: A Comparative Study of Healing Rituals

7 Singing a New Song: On Old Testament and Latin American Psalmody

8 Enemies and Evildoers in the Psalms: A Challenge to Christian Preaching

9 Delight in the Torah: The Book of Psalms

10 Psalms in the Book of the Twelve: How Misplaced Are They?