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The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11

Quine, Cat

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Cat Quine



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 28, 2024
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

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