by Rebecca W. Poe Hays (Author)

This book explores places where the typically non-narrative poetry of the Hebrew Psalter breaks into stories and considers how the inclusion of these stories in ancient Israel's worship texts contributes to the rhetorical power of the psalms in ways distinct from other poetic devices.

Author Biography

Rebecca W. Poe Hays is assistant professor of Christian Scriptures at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University.