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Yitzhak Avishur . Studies In Hebrew & Ugaritic Psalms Magnes Press
The volume offers a fresh analysis of a central problem of comparative Ugaritic-Biblical scholarship: the relationship between biblical psalms and Canaanite literature. A critical survey summarizes the various stages of comparative scholarship over more than fifty years. There follow the two principal parts of the book: the first concerns Hebrew psalms with affinities to Ugaritic literature, and the second Ugaritic psalms and prayers with affinities to Hebrew literature. A detailed analysis of the form, structure, themes and motifs of biblical texts, and a scrutiny of their verses, cola, phrases and vocabulary against the background of ancient Near East literature lead to the thesis that there is no justification for assuming that Canaanite psalms are found in the Bible, or that biblical literature and Ugaritic literature should be considered a single entity. It is alleged that affinities may be elucidated based on common thematic, linguistic and stylistic elements.
Introduction: The Relationship Between Biblical Psalms and Canaanite Literature 13

1. A Critical Survey of Previous Scholarship 13 2. Canaanite Psalms in the Bible 25

3. The Biblical Psalms and Canaanite Literature — A New Approach 33

4. Ugaritic Psalms and Prayers and Biblical Psalms: Common Elements and Distinctive Features 35

Part One: Hebrew Psalms With Affinities to Ugaritic Literature

Chapter One: Psalm 29 39
1. Psalm 29: Canaanite or Hebrew? 39 2. Psalm 29 and Ancient Hebrew Poetry 61

3. The Date of Psalm 29 — Early or Late? 67 4. The Structure of Psalm 29 — Uniform or Complex? 71

5. Explanatory Notes 76 6. The Repetitions in the Psalm 106

Chapter Two: Habakkuk 3 111 1. A Critical Survey of Previous Scholarship 111

2. The Psalm’s Literary Genre 112 3. The Structure of the Psalm 114

4. The Date and Authorship of the Psalm 122 5. The Mythological Background of the Psalm 124

6. Habakkuk 3 and Other Biblical Poems 133 7. Explanatory Notes 142

Chapter Three: Quotations of Ancient Hymns with Affinities to Canaanite Literature in Later Psalms 206

1. Quotations of Ancient Hymns in Lament Psalms 206