Elohim within the Psalms: petitioning the Creator to order chaos in oral-derived literature

"The issue of the so-called Elohistic Psalter has intrigued biblical scholars since the rise of the historical-critical enterprise. Scholars have attempted to discover why the name Elohim is used almost exclusively within Pss 42-83, and in particular they have attempted to identify the historic...

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Main Author: Wardlaw, Terrance Randall 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New Delhi New York Sydney Bloomsbury 2015
In: Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies (602)
Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies Old Testament studies 602
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Name of God / Elohim / Psalms
B Psalms / Name of God / Elohim
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B God (Judaism) Name
B Elohim
B Name of God
B Bible
B Bible. Psalms Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:"The issue of the so-called Elohistic Psalter has intrigued biblical scholars since the rise of the historical-critical enterprise. Scholars have attempted to discover why the name Elohim is used almost exclusively within Pss 42-83, and in particular they have attempted to identify the historical circumstances which explain this phenomenon. Traditionally, an original Yhwh was understood to have been replaced by Elohim. Frank-Lothar Hossfeld and the late Erich Zenger propose that the use of the title Elohim is theologically motivated, and they account for this phenomenon in their redaction-historical work. Wardlaw here builds upon their work (1) by integrating insights from Dell Hymes, William Miles Foley, and Susan Niditch with regard to oral-traditional cultures, and (2) by following the text-linguistic approach of Eep Talstra and Christof Hardmeier and listening to canonical texture as a faithful witness to Israel's religious traditions. Wardlaw proposes that the name Elohim within the Psalms is a theologically-laden term, and that its usage is related to pentateuchal traditions"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:056765656X