"He Shall Not Be Put to Shame": Honor-and-Shame Culture as the Overlooked Context of Psalm 127.

When interpreting Ps 127, scholars have sometimes overlooked the context of the cultural values that structure society. The use of the language of shame in verse 5cd, however, calls for an investigation of this psalm from the perspective of honor-and-shame culture in ancient Mediterranean societies....

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Published in:	Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 145; no. 2; pp. 221 - 238
Main Author:	Zandroto, Iman Jaya
Format:	Article
Published:	Society of Biblical Literature 2026
Subjects:	Patronage Social interaction Christian biblical hermeneutics Anthropology History of the Mediterranean Region Good & evil Psalms (Musical form)
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