Browsing Theology by Author "Botha, Philippus Jacobus"

Browsing Theology by Author "Botha, Philippus Jacobus"

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  • Following the “tracks of righteousness” of Psalm 23 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2015)
    This article argues that possible connections between Ps 23 and Proverbs have been overlooked to a large extent. It is well-known that the author of the psalm has appropriated the image of Yahweh as a shepherd of his ...
  • Ironie as sleutel tot die verstaan van Psalm 14 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995)
    The Gattung of a psalm is generally still regarded as the key to its interpretation. Since Psalm 14 shows relatedness to a number of different genres, inter alia to wisdom literature and prophecy, there is little or no ...
  • The poetic structure and strategy of Psalm 79 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    This paper endeavours to analyse Psalm 79 as a poetic composition and an ideological document. From the analysis, it seems that the psalm primarily served a Judaean community of believers as a means of coping with their ...
  • Poetry and perlocution in Psalm 26 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2011-01)
    Psalm 26 has been described as a late pre-exilic prayer of innocence. In it a speaker professes innocence, invites Yahweh to put him to the test, and expresses dissociation from certain groups of people who behave unethically. ...
  • Psalm 101 : inaugural address or social code of conduct? 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2004)
    The article presents a literary and social-scientific analysis of the text of Psalm 101. The ideological purpose of the text seems to have been more than a mere declaration of intent made by someone about to ascend the ...
  • Psalm 39 and its place in the development of a doctrine of retribution in the Hebrew Bible 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2017)
    Psalm 39 is a peculiar, late post-exilic wisdom composition which reflects the style of a supplication of a sick person, but actually rather constitutes a meditation on the transitoriness of human life. It has been ...
  • Psalm 54 : the power of positive patterning 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2000)
    Psalm 54 is analysed in 'n literary, rhetorical and socio-critical way in order to determine the dominant textual strategy and the way in which it was supposed to function. It is established that the basic concern of the ...
  • To honour Yahweh in the face of adversity : a socio-critical analysis of Psalm 131 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1998)
    Psalm 131 is analysed in respect of its poetic features and a probable social background. The social model which regards honour and shame as pivotal values in Mediterranean societies is used to try to determine what impact ...
  • True happiness in the presence of YHWH : the literary and theological context for understanding Psalm 16 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2016)
    This article attempts to interpret Ps 16 as part of the cluster of Psalms 15-24, but also as a Torah-wisdom psalm. Hossfeld and Zenger have argued that Ps 16 was added to this cluster simultaneously with Pss 19 and 23, ...