Invoking the God: Interpreting Invocations in Mesopotamian Prayers and Biblical Laments of the Individual

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Biblical Literature

Department

Religious Studies

ISSN

0021-9231

Volume

129

Issue

2

DOI

10.2307/27821021

First Page

303

Last Page

315

Publication Date

Summer 8-1-2010

Abstract

This article presents comparative analysis between the literary style of the Biblical psalms and two forms of contemporary Mesopotamian Akkadian prayers. Focus is given to the treatment of invocations of God within the lamentations, noting their brevity and offering an anthropological explanation for their similar forms. It is suggested that the thematic understanding of the relationship between the supplicant and deity is the primary factor in their composition.

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