THE AVENGING GOD OF NAHUM AS COMFORTER OF THE TRAUMATIZED by K Spronk

“…I will attempt to demonstrate that the trust in YHWH as both a good god and an avenger of the evil deeds of the Assyrians functions as a prerogative to restore the faith of the traumatized Judeans. …”
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A cognitive semantic approach to redeemer (G?’?L) in Deutero-Isaiah by S. Ashdown

“…l exhibits a radial structure of four models that entail several senses of the concept the people of Israel associated with the office of redeemer, these are: 1) Pentateuchal Model; 2) Royal Model; 3) Marital Model; and 4) Avenger Model. Pertinent to the discussion is the way in which Isaiah extends the title by pairing Redeemer with the Holy One of Israel six times in chapters 41, 43, 47, 48, 49, and 54 suggesting G?’?…”
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