The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11

This paper demonstrates that the bird and the mountains phrase in Ps 11:1 compares well with a common metaphor relating to siege warfare and military conquest found in Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions and considers the resulting implications.

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Main Author: Quine, Cat
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Published: Brill 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37441/
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description This paper demonstrates that the bird and the mountains phrase in Ps 11:1 compares well with a common metaphor relating to siege warfare and military conquest found in Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions and considers the resulting implications.
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spelling nottingham-374412020-05-04T18:39:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37441/ The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11 Quine, Cat This paper demonstrates that the bird and the mountains phrase in Ps 11:1 compares well with a common metaphor relating to siege warfare and military conquest found in Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions and considers the resulting implications. Brill 2017-03-27 Article PeerReviewed Quine, Cat (2017) The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11. Vetus Testamentum, 67 (3). pp. 470-479. ISSN 1568-5330 Psalms; Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions; Siege warfare http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15685330-12341283 doi:10.1163/15685330-12341283 doi:10.1163/15685330-12341283
spellingShingle Psalms; Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions; Siege warfare
Quine, Cat
The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11
title The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11
title_full The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11
title_fullStr The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11
title_full_unstemmed The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11
title_short The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11
title_sort bird and the mountains: a note on psalm 11
topic Psalms; Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions; Siege warfare
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37441/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37441/