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More specifically, the shepherd<br/>metaphor presents Yahweh as an interventionist deity who deals gently with his people.<br/>The Psalter gives the metaphor a particularly Israelite flavour by connecting it<br/>with both the exodus from Egypt and the temple. The exodus connection is made<br/>not only by explicit references within the psalms to that event, but also through allusions<br/>to Exodus 15. The latter passage contains a jeu de mot which may already link<br/>shepherding to the temple. That connection is further developed in the Psalter and<br/>may explain the placement of some shepherd psalms. A final question that is considered<br/>is the frequency of the shepherd metaphor. Especially in light of the Psalter's<br/>emphasis on kingship, it is argued that the shepherd metaphor is infrequent. 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That connection is further developed in the Psalter and&lt;br/&gt;may explain the placement of some shepherd psalms. A final question that is considered&lt;br/&gt;is the frequency of the shepherd metaphor. Especially in light of the Psalter&#x27;s&lt;br/&gt;emphasis on kingship, it is argued that the shepherd metaphor is infrequent. A possible&lt;br/&gt;explanation for that phenomenon is proposed which relates to the genre of the&lt;br/&gt;Psalter.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Sladek, Daniel"],"institution":"University of the Highlands and Islands","degree_name":"Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)","degree_level":"Doctoral Thesis","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Grant, Jamie"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2023,"date_issued":"2023-12-6","date_published":"2023-12-6","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:12:10Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oai:pure.atira.dk:studenttheses/3bc2a893-f1a7-4ca5-ade3-fd15476a4366"],"render_values":[{"text":"oai:pure.atira.dk:studenttheses/3bc2a893-f1a7-4ca5-ade3-fd15476a4366","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/3bc2a893-f1a7-4ca5-ade3-fd15476a4366","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Grant, Jamie"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Sladek, Daniel"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2023-12-6"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2023-12-6"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Highland Theological College UHI"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of the Highlands and Islands"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/3bc2a893-f1a7-4ca5-ade3-fd15476a4366"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Doctoral Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["oai:pure.atira.dk:studenttheses/3bc2a893-f1a7-4ca5-ade3-fd15476a4366","https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/3bc2a893-f1a7-4ca5-ade3-fd15476a4366"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/files/54381806/Daniel_Sladek_final_thesis.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This thesis considers the use of the shepherd metaphor in the Psalter. 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