Drawing a connection between a lexical collocation in the scribble and the Old English rendering of Psalm 126:6 in the Metrical Psalms, the essay proceeds to argue that the scribble may have been prompted by its writer’s deep immersion in vernacular psalm culture. The popularity of the ...
Jacqueline E. Lapsley points out that “the Psalms testify to the potential for a poignant and sometimes anguished intimacy” in the ongoing covenant relationship between God and God’s people. “Friends with God? Moses and the Possibility of Covenantal Friendship,”Interpretation58, no. 2 (April...
Number of the man, as a numeral symbol of his gestation (nine months). Number symbolizing the nocturnal and terrestrial things, for the Aztecs. Number of the hierarchy, represented by nine choruses of the Angels. Represent the three divine manifestations in the three plans: world of the spiri...
Moby Dick is a symbol of the biblical leviathan, which is referred to in the books of Job and Psalms. The leviathan is a monster of great size that cannot be defeated by man, which is also how Moby Dick is characterized in the story. Both are symbols of the indomitable force of nature...