The meaning of brk "to bless" in the Old Testament (Record no. 44950)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 97815554000261555400027 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BS1199.B5 |
| Item number | .M57 1987 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mitchell, Christopher Wright |
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| Title | The meaning of brk "to bless" in the Old Testament |
| Remainder of title | / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Christopher Wright Mitchell |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Atlanta, Ga. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Scholars Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1987 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 207 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Methodological considerations and the etymology of brk -- Methodology -- The etymology of brk -- Conclusions concerning the etymology of brk -- 2. History of the interpretation of blessing -- Johannes Pedersen -- Sigmund Mowinckel -- Johannes Hempel -- Claus Westermann -- Gerhard Wehmeier -- Josef Scharbert -- 3. God blessing man -- Promises of God's blessing -- The patriarchal blessing promises -- The covenantal blessing promises -- Wisdom retribution aphorisms -- The prophetic apocalyptic blessing promises -- Miscellaneous promises -- Statements of God's blessing -- statements of God's benediction -- 4. Man blessing man -- Declarative human blessing -- The testamental blessing -- Divination blessing pronouncements -- Miscellaneous declarative blessings -- Optative benedictions -- The priestly blessing -- Prayers for blessing -- Greetings and farewells -- Thanksgiving benedictions -- Benedictions of praise and congratulations -- Psalmodic concluding benedictions -- Miscellaneous wishes -- 3. Human benefaction. 5. The use of brk in the praise of God -- brk, piel in indicative statements -- The vow of praise -- The imperative call for praise -- baruk and meborak formulas with God as subject -- Euphemism: "Praise/worship" for "blaspheme" -- 6. Conclusions -- God blessing man -- Man blessing man -- Man praising God -- Magic and blessing -- The power of the spoken word -- Power transfer and blessing -- Deliverance and blessing -- Some close synonyms of God blessing man. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Blessing and cursing in the Bible.Brk (The Hebrew root)Bible. Old Testament -- Language, style. |
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| GETS Theological Seminary Library | GETS Theological Seminary Library | 08/23/2023 | 24.50 | BS1199.B5 .M57 1987 | 00027418 | 08/23/2023 | 08/23/2023 | English Books |