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In God We Trust? Micah 7:7-10 and the Debate Regarding the Divine Presence and Its Effect.

In this article, I offer an analysis of Mic 7:7-10. After addressing the unit's delimitation, I turn to consider the unit's affinity to individual psalms of lamentation, on the one hand, and the schematic retribution doctrine of the wisdom school, on the other. The affinity is both thematic and ideo...

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Published in:Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 283 - 305
Main Author: ZIMRAN, YISCA
Format: Article
Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America Apr2026
Subjects:
Bible. Micah
Biblical criticism
Religious studies
Biblical studies
Bible. Lamentations
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