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Podcast: New Books in Literary Studies
Episode: S. D. Ellison, "Hope for a New David in the Psalter's Narrative Impulse: Reading the Psalms as Utopian Literature" (Fortress Academic, 2025)
Description: Does the Psalter have a unified theme or message? Davy Ellison says, āYes!ā In his new bookĀ ļ»æHope for a New David in the Psalter's Narrative Impulse: Reading the Psalms as Utopian LiteratureĀ (Fortress Academic, 2025), he argues that the Psalterās narrative impulse sustains expectations of a better future by assuring readers that one day Zion will be glorified, enemies vanquished, and the Davidic dynasty embodied in a new Davidic king.
Join us as we speak with Davy Ellison about his book,Ā Hope for a New David in the Psalterās Narrative Impulse.
Davy Ellison is director o...