A Hermeneutic of Curiosity and Readings of Psalm 61

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: July 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

W. H. BELLINGER, JR., A Hermeneutic of Curiosity and Readings of Psalm 61 (Studies in Old Testament Interpretation 1; Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1995). Pp. viii + 151. $20.

This is a curious work, not so much a full treatment of Psalm 61 as a demonstration of how the variety of approaches employed in current OT scholarship may be useful in explicating a text. The psalm in question is a relatively undistinguished one, containing eight verses beyond the superscription. It is a lament of the individual, though w 7-8, a prayer for the king, are unexpected enough for Gunkel and others to ...

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