"Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me": Psalm 141 and the Enclave of the Ṣaddiqîm
This article asks for the possible sociological and theological background of the so-called Psalms of the Righteous in the Book of Psalms. First, I discuss Christoph Levin's understanding of this group of psalms. Then I make a close reading of Psalm 141 as a psalm which is obsessed with the imp...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-202 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Enclave
/ Estovers
/ Bible. Psalmen 1
/ Bible. Psalmen 141
/ Bible. Psalmen 73
/ Iran (Antiquity)
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy HB Old Testament |
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Summary: | This article asks for the possible sociological and theological background of the so-called Psalms of the Righteous in the Book of Psalms. First, I discuss Christoph Levin's understanding of this group of psalms. Then I make a close reading of Psalm 141 as a psalm which is obsessed with the implied psalmist's fear of urging a heterodox theology. On the background of theories of "Charter Groups" (John Porter, John Kessler) and "Carrier Groups" (J.C. Alexander) and of Mary Douglas' "group-grid theory" I propose to place Psalm 141 as well as Psalms 1, 37, and 73 within the intellectual framework of an enclave of ṣaddiqîm in Persian period Judah (and later). |
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ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2019.1686282 |