{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-psalter-alma-brodersen-9781481308991","title":"The End of the Psalter: Psalms 146-150 in the Masoretic Text, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Septuagint","description":"\u003cp\u003ePsalms 146-150--sometimes called the \"Final Hallel\"--are often thought to comprise an end to the Psalter. Frequently seen as connected to other psalms through catchwords that act as both literary and theological links, these final psalms are thought to originally, and deliberately, close out the entire book of psalms. However, Alma Brodersen questions this purported function of these psalms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Psalter\u003c\/i\u003e presents new interpretations of Psalms 146-150 based on the oldest extant evidence: the Hebrew Masoretic Text, the Hebrew Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Greek Septuagint. Brodersen analyzes each psalm separately in all three sources, complete with a translation and detailed comments on form, intertextuality, content, genre, and date. Based on this rigorous analysis, Brodersen makes detailed comparisons of the individual psalms and their intertextual references that highlight substantial differences between the transmitted texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrodersen concludes that Psalms 146-150 were separate texts, which only came to form the end of the Psalter in the Masoretic tradition. Her work underscores the importance of \"psalms exegesis\" before \"Psalter exegesis,\" and illustrates how the use of ancient sources furthers the understanding of the Psalms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alma Brodersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481308998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481308991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Alma Brodersen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065965736191,"sku":"9781481308991","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06a67532-7398-43d6-928b-d2791d7b11c0.jpg?v=1685404557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-psalter-alma-brodersen-9781481308991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}