... psalms and wisdom, the article analyzes the insights of Hermann Gunkel, who posited a problematic category he called “wisdom poems.” Finally, it looks at three categories of psalms in relation to wisdom: acrostic psalms, Torah psalms, and anthological psalms. Gunkel H Jacobson D royal psalms wisdom...

...The book of Psalms is considered an anthology consisting of laments and hymns with no particular order of arrangement. Hermann Gunkel applied a form-critical method to categorize each psalm by its Gattung and Sitz im Leben. His student, Sigmund Mowinckel, studied how and where each...

...Among the most important questions for biblical interpreters to ask is the question of genre: As what are we to read this text? In the modern period, it was Hermann Gunkel who brought that question to the fore. As he demonstrated, the issue confronts one as soon as the opening pages of Genesis...

...The question of genre in the 20th century initiated the modern study of the Psalms. Hermann Gunkel’s work at the turn of the century, particularly his delineation of literary types of psalms, continues to influence how scholars interpret these texts. This article explores the form-critical approach...

...The ability to recognize genres has been central to modern critical study of the Pentateuch since the work of Hermann Gunkel at the turn of the twentieth century. This essay surveys the legal, administrative, and literary genres used in the Pentateuch, offering a sense of its generic complexity...

... in the production of political and theological ideologies. Giving credit to the foundational work of Hermann Gunkel and Frank Moore Cross, this chapter also explains the problematic history of the “myth versus Bible” debate as well as the tendency of some scholars to treat mythic themes that are present...

...Arguments against the unity of Genesis seem strong. These arguments include variation in style, language, divine names, and theological viewpoints, repetitions and doublets, and internal contradictions. However, while Hermann Gunkel read these features as reflecting the confusion of oral tradition...

... destruction of Lowth Robert exile Baal Epic Epic of Gilgamesh Homeric epics repetition happiness experience of heart ancient Hebrew concept of synonymity form structure acrostic convention hymn lament prayer parody Hermann Gunkel Psalm 119 Forms are patterns. But patterns in literature can...