Social values and the interpretation of Psalm 123

dc.contributor.authorBotha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.contributor.emailphil.botha@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-21T06:35:19Z
dc.date.available2011-06-21T06:35:19Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractIt is contended in this article that Biblical texts can no longer be interpreted without taking cognisance of the contribution that the social sciences can make to the process of interpretation. Psalm 123 is analysed stichometrically and its poetic features are described. The most important social values that are reflected in the psalm are then discussed in order to determine what contribution its cultural context can make to the process of interpretation. It is concluded that the real issue of the psalm is to have the honour of Yahweh restored and that this can only be recognised if its cultural context and its social values are understood.en
dc.identifier.citationBotha, PJ 2001, 'Social values and the interpretation of Psalm 123', Old Testament Essays, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 189-198. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.html]en
dc.identifier.issn1010-9919
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/16875
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOld Testament Society of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsOld Testament Society of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectPsalm 123en
dc.subjectYahwehen
dc.subject.lcshBible -- O.T. -- Psalms CXXIII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en
dc.subject.lcshSocial valuesen
dc.subject.lcshBible -- Socio-rhetorical criticismen
dc.subject.lcshHonor in the Bibleen
dc.titleSocial values and the interpretation of Psalm 123en
dc.typeArticleen

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