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Philippus J. BothaKeywords
PsalmsPsalm 1
Psalm 37
Psalm 119
Torah
The Bible
BS1-2970
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
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DOAJ:The Bible
DOAJ:Religion
DOAJ:Philosophy and Religion
Practical Theology
BV1-5099
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This article argued that Psalm 37 and Proverbs 1–4 served as sources for the composition of Psalm 1. The emphasis in both donor texts on the righteous people’s inheriting the Promised Land seems to have imprinted also on Psalm 1, a factor that could change our understanding of it. All three contexts in turn played a role in the composition of Psalm 119, but whilst the author of this long psalm also understood the ‘Torah’ of Yahweh as the incarnation of true wisdom, it seems that ‘Torah’ also subsumed the Promised Land for him. The investigation showed that ‘Torah’ in Psalm 1 should be understood as an arch-lexeme for all the religious texts its author used to compose, similar to what was the understanding of the author of Psalm 119 a little later.Date
2012-11-01Type
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oai:doaj.org/article:499d0a8d8e534312901d19fa965039d90259-9422
2072-8050
https://doaj.org/article/499d0a8d8e534312901d19fa965039d9
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