TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boyce, Richard Nelson 
TI  - The cry to God in the Old Testament
T2  - Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series, 
SN  - 97815554023031555402305
AV  - BS1199.L27  .B69 1988
PY  - 1988///
CY  - Atlanta, Ga. : 
PB  - Scholars Press, 
KW  - Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Introduction -- The word field : Syntagmatic cues to meaning ; Function words- Inclusion of the direct object ; Process words- non-vocal direct object/ presence of indirect object ; Action words- necessity of complementary verbs ; Conclusion ; Excursus: Prayer words ; Paradigmatic cues to meaning ; Function of the vocalization ; Content of the vocalization ; Intensity of the vocalization ; Conclusion ; Cues for differentiating among the senses of Z'q and S'q ; Proposed tests ; Selected passages -- A setting in life : The cry of the legally marginal to the king ; Situation of need- necessity of a legal hearing ; The identity of the participants- marginal/ king ; Actual characteristics of the request- five-fold from ; Conclusions ; Similar situational settings of the cry ; The cry of the oppressed ; The cry of the raped ; The cry of the blood -- The setting in literature : The cry in God's words of promise to Moses. ‎
ER  -