‘Prayers of Petition’ in the Psalms and West Semitic Inscribed Amulets / Jeremy D. Smoak in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36/1 (september 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/1 (september 2011) . - pp. 75-92. Titre : ‘Prayers of Petition’ in the Psalms and West Semitic Inscribed Amulets : Efficacious Words in Metal and Prayers for Protection in Biblical Literature Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jeremy D. Smoak, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 75-92. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : This article compares several Phoenician and Punic inscribed amulets to the language preserved in several psalms that petition YHWH for protection against evil or other types of danger. The fact that both the amulets and these particular psalms share a similar concern or function, namely, protection against evil, invites such a comparison. It is argued in this article that the similarities between the psalms and the amulets allow for the conclusion that both forms drew from a similar stock of words commonly employed in West Semitic apotropaic religious practices. In particular, it is argued that the protective formulae inscribed on the amulets, which bear certain similarities to the language employed in such psalms, indicate that the psalms contain more reflexes of apotropaic formulae than previously recognized. [article] â€˜Prayers of Petition’ in the Psalms and West Semitic Inscribed Amulets : Efficacious Words in Metal and Prayers for Protection in Biblical Literature [texte imprimé] / Jeremy D. Smoak, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 75-92. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/1 (september 2011) . - pp. 75-92. Résumé : This article compares several Phoenician and Punic inscribed amulets to the language preserved in several psalms that petition YHWH for protection against evil or other types of danger. The fact that both the amulets and these particular psalms share a similar concern or function, namely, protection against evil, invites such a comparison. It is argued in this article that the similarities between the psalms and the amulets allow for the conclusion that both forms drew from a similar stock of words commonly employed in West Semitic apotropaic religious practices. In particular, it is argued that the protective formulae inscribed on the amulets, which bear certain similarities to the language employed in such psalms, indicate that the psalms contain more reflexes of apotropaic formulae than previously recognized.

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