Psalm 74: myth as the source of hope in times of devastation

The reference to mythical traditions in Psalm 74 is not just an allusion to a common set of motifs. It is an essential strategy to gain hope in desperate times, when the country is completely destroyed. The article shows this mainly by working on the structure and the metaphors of the psalm. The aut...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: G Baumann
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2006-09-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
Online Access:http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/156