David's Psalms

This chapter examines the influence of the Psalms on the development of vernacular authorial roles in the twelfth century. It argues that authors of courtly romances, in the period...

The Psalms raise many difficult and controversial issues. Who are the enemies in the Individual Lament Psalms? How many Royal Psalms are there and what was the role of the king in ...

This unique volume on the Psalms is the final Hebrew Bible instalment of the Texts@Contexts series. Each contribution provides a contextual reflection on a Psalm as chosen by the c...

Abstract One of the most important and complex characters in the Bible, King David has been the subject of innumerable portraits, both artistic and literary. Mich...

The first in-depth study of David Bowie’s music videos across a sustained period takes on interweaving storyworlds of an iconic career. Remarkable for their capacity to conjure ela...

This chapter investigates how Christian rituals or ritualizing behaviour supplied resources used by scribes in formulating incantations. On the one hand, elements derived from Chri...

Many features of Hilary’s anthropology appear only in his Psalms commentaries which are known to come from Origen. At the same time, Hilary rewrites Origen when he finds the latter...