I have often wondered why in the Gospel of St. Luke we have the order of Law, Prophets and Psalms (Luke 24:44). I think it may be to do with how the Psalms were viewed in early Judaism. The Qumran community viewed the Psalms as prophecy composed by David (11QPs^a) and so I would suggest [...]
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Law, Prophets and Psalms
Posted in 11QPs[a], Canonical criticism, Psalter, Tradition history, tagged Canon, Law, Prophets, Psalms, Scripture on June 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Shrines and Psalms
Posted in Tradition history, Worship, tagged Cultic history on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Noth writes in The History of Israel that “In all probability the divine throne of the sacred Ark formed the center of worship”. He continues
It appears that, according to several traditions preserved in the Old Testament, the undoubtedly very ancient tree shrine east of the city of Shechem in the middle of the mountains [...]
Traditio-Historical origin of the Psalter
Posted in Tradition history, tagged Psalter, Tradition history on November 9, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have produced an outline of how I believe the Psalter to have developed. It is in no way complete and needs a great deal of work but it sets out in brief the trajectory upon which I see the final form of the Psalter to have developed.
When you read the attached diagram keep in [...]
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