Psalms In/On Jerusalem

by Ilana Pardes (Editor), Ophir Mïnz-Manor (Editor)

Overview

This volume explores the ways in which Jerusalem is represented in Psalms – from its position in the context of liturgical and pilgrim songs to its role as metaphor. Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms is the site of scenes of redemption, joy, and celebration of the proximity to God and the house of the Lord. But it is also the quintessential locus of loss, marked by cries over the devastating destruction of the Temple. These two antithetical poles of Jerusalem are expressed in both personal terms as well as within a collective framework. The bulk of the articles are devoted to questions of reception, to the ways in which the geographies of the Book of Psalms have travelled across their native bounds and entered other historical settings, acquiring new forms and meanings.　

　

　

　

　

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110736380
Publisher:	de Gruyter
Publication date:	12/07/2020
Series:	Perspectives on Jewish Texts and Contexts , #9
Pages:	199
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Ilana Pardes, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Ophir Münz–Manor, The Open University of Israel.

Table of Contents

Preface v

Myth and Mimesis in the Psalm of Jonah Ronald Hendel 1

His Highness: God's Voice and the Autoimmune In Two Royal Psalms Ariel Zinder 11

"Take Pity on Zion, Rebuild the Walls of Jerusalem": A Late Antique Hebrew Elegy on the Destruction of Jerusalem Ophir Münz-Manor 27

Oral Tales and Written Truth in the Early Reception History of LXX Psalm 118(119) Jonathan Stavsky 43

David and Jerusalem: From Psalms to the Zohar Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel 67

The Voice of the Psalmist: On the Performative Role of Psalms in Moses Mendelssohn's Jerusalem Yael Sela 109

Rosenzweig's Reading of Psalm 115: The Gruesome "We" Leora Batnitzky 135

Paul Celan, the Last Psalmist Vivian Liska 143

"By the Waters of Babylon": The Amnesia of Memory Sidra Dekoven Ezrahi 153

Appendix: Selected Psalms on Jerusalem (translated by Robert Alter) 165

Notes on Contributors 189