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It lays an important foundation for the collective argument of chapters 4 through 9: Psalms 73–83 have been shaped to resolve different manifestations this singular faith crisis. Chapters 4 through 7 argue the literary unity of Psalms 73–78. Psalms 74–76 and 77–78 are two deliberate psalm groupings that constitute a larger unit, Psalms 74–78. Correspondences between this unit and Psalm 73 indicate that Psalm 73 serves as its programatic introduction. These chapters conclude that Psalms 73–78 are shaped to resolve a conflict of faith and experience precipitated by the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple. The message that Psalms 73–78 communicates is that “faith sticks to God’s self-revelation amid conflicting evidence.” Chapters 8 and 9 argue the literary unity of Psalms 79–82. This second major unit likewise consists of two smaller groupings (Pss 80–81; 79/82), which are arranged in an A (Ps 79), B (Ps 80), B’ (Ps 81), A’ (Ps 82) pattern. These chapters conclude that Psalms 79–82 are shaped to resolve the same faith crisis as the first, and to communicate the same basic theological message. Chapter 9 ends by showing that Psalm 83 is a fitting conclusion to Psalms 74–82. Chapter 10 discusses conclusions and implications. The most important is that Psalms 73–83 give a sustained and coherent answer to a disorienting conflict of faith and experience precipitated by God’s absence in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in the sixth century B.C.E: “Faith sticks to God’s self-revelation amid conflicting evidence.” Consequently, Psalms 73–83 are the high point of Psalmic faith, not a low point as is often believed.","abstract_html":"This study evaluates Psalms 73–83 from an editorial-critical standpoint. Chapter 1 focuses on methodology. Chapter 2 highlights aspects of precedent research that demonstrate this study’s need: (1) lack of consensus over the collection’s structure; (2) lack of consensus over the message(s) communicated in it; (3) methodological weaknesses of previous studies. Chapter 3 investigates the crisis of a conflict between faith and experience in the lament psalms. It lays an important foundation for the collective argument of chapters 4 through 9: Psalms 73–83 have been shaped to resolve different manifestations this singular faith crisis. Chapters 4 through 7 argue the literary unity of Psalms 73–78. Psalms 74–76 and 77–78 are two deliberate psalm groupings that constitute a larger unit, Psalms 74–78. Correspondences between this unit and Psalm 73 indicate that Psalm 73 serves as its programatic introduction. These chapters conclude that Psalms 73–78 are shaped to resolve a conflict of faith and experience precipitated by the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple. The message that Psalms 73–78 communicates is that “faith sticks to God’s self-revelation amid conflicting evidence.” Chapters 8 and 9 argue the literary unity of Psalms 79–82. This second major unit likewise consists of two smaller groupings (Pss 80–81; 79/82), which are arranged in an A (Ps 79), B (Ps 80), B’ (Ps 81), A’ (Ps 82) pattern. These chapters conclude that Psalms 79–82 are shaped to resolve the same faith crisis as the first, and to communicate the same basic theological message. Chapter 9 ends by showing that Psalm 83 is a fitting conclusion to Psalms 74–82. Chapter 10 discusses conclusions and implications. The most important is that Psalms 73–83 give a sustained and coherent answer to a disorienting conflict of faith and experience precipitated by God’s absence in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in the sixth century B.C.E: “Faith sticks to God’s self-revelation amid conflicting evidence.” Consequently, Psalms 73–83 are the high point of Psalmic faith, not a low point as is often believed.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Smith, Stephen J."],"institution":"Southern Baptist Theological Seminary","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Garrett, Duane A."],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2019,"date_issued":"2019-04-29","date_published":"2019-04-29","updated_at":"2026-07-27T21:05:57Z","subjects":[],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10392/5814","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Garrett, Duane A."]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Smith, Stephen J."]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2019-06-05T18:00:29Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2019-06-05T18:00:29Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2019-04-29"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["School of Theology"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Electronic dissertation","Text"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["Ph.D."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/10392/5814"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This study evaluates Psalms 73–83 from an editorial-critical standpoint. Chapter 1 focuses on methodology. Chapter 2 highlights aspects of precedent research that demonstrate this study’s need: (1) lack of consensus over the collection’s structure; (2) lack of consensus over the message(s) communicated in it; (3) methodological weaknesses of previous studies. Chapter 3 investigates the crisis of a conflict between faith and experience in the lament psalms. It lays an important foundation for the collective argument of chapters 4 through 9: Psalms 73–83 have been shaped to resolve different manifestations this singular faith crisis. Chapters 4 through 7 argue the literary unity of Psalms 73–78. Psalms 74–76 and 77–78 are two deliberate psalm groupings that constitute a larger unit, Psalms 74–78. Correspondences between this unit and Psalm 73 indicate that Psalm 73 serves as its programatic introduction. These chapters conclude that Psalms 73–78 are shaped to resolve a conflict of faith and experience precipitated by the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple. The message that Psalms 73–78 communicates is that “faith sticks to God’s self-revelation amid conflicting evidence.” Chapters 8 and 9 argue the literary unity of Psalms 79–82. This second major unit likewise consists of two smaller groupings (Pss 80–81; 79/82), which are arranged in an A (Ps 79), B (Ps 80), B’ (Ps 81), A’ (Ps 82) pattern. These chapters conclude that Psalms 79–82 are shaped to resolve the same faith crisis as the first, and to communicate the same basic theological message. Chapter 9 ends by showing that Psalm 83 is a fitting conclusion to Psalms 74–82. Chapter 10 discusses conclusions and implications. The most important is that Psalms 73–83 give a sustained and coherent answer to a disorienting conflict of faith and experience precipitated by God’s absence in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in the sixth century B.C.E: “Faith sticks to God’s self-revelation amid conflicting evidence.” Consequently, Psalms 73–83 are the high point of Psalmic faith, not a low point as is often believed."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The conflict between faith and experience and the editing of Psalms 73–83"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Garrett, Duane A."],"dc:creator":["Smith, Stephen J."],"dc:date.accessioned":["2019-06-05T18:00:29Z"],"dc:date.available":["2019-06-05T18:00:29Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2019-04-29"],"dc:description.abstract":["This study evaluates Psalms 73–83 from an editorial-critical standpoint. Chapter 1 focuses on methodology. 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