David and Zion : : Biblical Studies in Honor of J. J. M. Roberts / / ed. by Bernard F. Batto, Kathryn L. Roberts.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• MitwirkendeR: Allsopp, F.,; Barré, Michael,; Batto, Bernard,; Bouzard, Walter,; Burnett, Joel,; Charlesworth, James,; Dick, Michael,; Kselman, John,; Marrs, Rick,; Mettinger, Tryggve,; Miller, Patrick,; Olbricht, Thomas,; Olson, Dennis,; Roberts, Kathryn,; Sakenfeld, Katharine,; Seow, C.,; Starbuck, Scott,; Tanner, Beth,; Vaughn, Andrew,; Willis, John,
• HerausgeberIn: Batto, Bernard F.,; Roberts, Kathryn L.,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (472 p.)

J. J. M. Roberts was graduated from Harvard University, taught at The Johns Hopkins University, and then spent the bulk of his teaching career at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he influenced and was well loved by several generations of students. Here, 21 colleagues and former students contribute essays that reflect Roberts' core interests.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography of the Writings of J. J. M. Roberts -- Part 1 David and Zion -- The "History of David's Rise to Power" and the Neo-Babylonian Succession Apologies -- R(az/ais)ing Zion in Lamentations 2 -- Sinai and Zion in Psalm 93 -- "Back to the Future": Zion in the Book of Micah -- "Who Knows? Yahweh May Be Gracious": Why We Pray -- "And Lot Went with Him": Abraham's Disobedience in Genesis 12:1-4a -- David and Zion in the Theology of the Deuteronomistic History: Theological Ideas in 2 Samuel 5-7 -- Part 2 The Divine King and the Human King -- The Divine Sovereign: The Image of God in the Priestly Creation Account -- The Ruler in Zion and the Hope of the Poor: Psalms 9-10 in the Context of the Psalter -- Buber, Kingship, and the Book of Judges: A Study of Judges 6-9 and 17-21 -- The Rule of God in the Book of Daniel -- Theological Anthropology at a Fulcrum: Isaiah 55:1-5, Psalm 89, and Second Stage Traditio in the Royal Psalms -- King Yahweh as the Good Shepherd: Taking Another Look at the Image of God in Psalm 23 -- Part 3 Historical and Lexical Studies -- The Crux of Psalm 22:17c: Solved at Long Last? -- Doves in the Windows: Isaiah 60:8 in Light of Ancient Mesopotamian Lament Traditions -- The Pride of Jacob -- Bashan, Symbology, Haplography, and Theology in Psalm 68 -- The "Dying and Rising God": A Survey of Research from Frazer to the Present Day -- Isaiah at Princeton One Hundred Fifty Years Ago and Now: Joseph Addison Alexander (1809-1860) and J. J. M. Roberts (1939-) -- Why Perez? Reflections on David's Genealogy in Biblical Tradition -- Indexes