Psalm 108 and the quest for closure to the exile

Botha, Philippus Jacobus

dc.contributor.author	Botha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-10T06:42:05Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-10T06:42:05Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	Ps 108 is studied as a composition sui generis in terms of its poetic features and ideological intent. It is subsequently also compared to its two donor texts (Ps 57 and Ps 60) to determine how the selection and editorial adaptation of those verses which were used to create the new composition reveal something about its textual strategy and purpose. The strategy of its authors seems to have been the transformation of the oracle found in Ps 60 from a context of lamentation to one of future hope. The authors emphasised YHWH's universal majesty in contradistinction to the local insignificance of their enemies; and the global power of YHWH in contradistinction to the futility of human endeavours.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Botha, PJ 2010, 'Psalm 108 and the quest for closure to the exile', Old Testament Essays, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 574-596. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.html]	en
dc.identifier.issn	1010-9919
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15850
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en_US
dc.rights	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en_US
dc.subject	Psalm 108	en
dc.subject	Jahwe	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- O.T. -- Psalms CVIII -- Criticism, Textual	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Hope -- Religious aspects -- Christianity	en
dc.title	Psalm 108 and the quest for closure to the exile	en
dc.type	Article	en