Psalm 39 and its place in the development of a doctrine of retribution in the Hebrew Bible

dc.contributor.authorBotha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-27T05:03:11Z
dc.date.available2017-11-27T05:03:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractPsalm 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 neatly integrated into the conclusion of Book I of the Psalter by a late post-exilic redaction, but displays antithetic views with regard to expectations about retribution expressed in other psalms ostensibly from the same post-exilic era. This article explores its possible purpose in view of its form, its integration into Book I of the Psalter, and particularly its seeming contrastive stance towards Pss 34 and 37. Its apparent criticism of the perspective on retribution expressed in other wisdom psalms renders it very similar to Ps 73 as well as to notions expressed in the Book of Job, and the psalm is therefore compared to these texts as well.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentOld Testament Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.co.za/content/journal/oldtesten_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPhil J. Botha, “Psalm 39 and its Place in the Development of a Doctrine of Retribution in the Hebrew Bible,” Old Testament Essays 30/2 (2017): 240-264, doi: http:// dx .DOI.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a4.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1010-9919
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63339
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherOld Testament Society of South Africaen_ZA
dc.rightsOld Testament Society of South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectWisdomen_ZA
dc.subjectIllnessen_ZA
dc.subjectRedaction criticismen_ZA
dc.subjectRetribution doctrineen_ZA
dc.subjectPost-exilic psalmsen_ZA
dc.subjectPsalm 39
dc.subjectHebrew bible
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titlePsalm 39 and its place in the development of a doctrine of retribution in the Hebrew Bibleen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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