The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11

Quine, Cat

Abstract

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.

Citation

Quine, C. (in press). The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11. Vetus Testamentum, 67(3), https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341283

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 17, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Mar 27, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 6, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 27, 2017
• Journal: Vetus Testamentum
• Print ISSN: 0042-4935
• Electronic ISSN: 1568-5330
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341283
• Keywords: Psalms; Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions; Siege warfare
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/852521
• Publisher URL: http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15685330-12341283
• Contract Date: Dec 6, 2016