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Praise
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[German Version]

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Praise of God is one of the basic forms of prayer together with thanksgiving (Thanks), it represents the antithesis to lament and petition. The line between praise and thanksgiving is fuzzy. In contrast to its analysis of laments, form criticism of prayers has not achieved agreement on specific subtypes of praise. There is too much variation in the forms in which the intention to praise finds expression – an urge or promise to praise, various forms of hymns, formalized framing acclamations such as “Praise the Lord” o…

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Hossfeld, Frank-Lothar and Richter, Klemens, “Praise”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_22789>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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