My Words Are Lovely: Studies in the Rhetoric of the Psalms

by David M. Howard Jr. and Robert L. Foster

This collection of essays advances psalms studies through a concerted focus on the persuasive aim of psalmic poetry, and it offers unique perspectives on rhetorical devices within the psalms. These essays include discussions not only of structure, literary devices, and rhetorical strategies, but the authors also dialogue with classical rhetoric, modern psalms research, and current trends in rhetoric and cognitive science.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567026531
• ISBN13: 9780567026538
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"