Psalm 95: Text, Context, and Intertext

In a previous issue of Biblica (76 [1995] 540-550) W.H. Schniedewind argued that Ps 100 had a major influence on the psalmist who wrote Ps 95. In this study, I argue for a diachronic approach to intertextuality, which examines both the literary and the social environment. I contend that the two toge...

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Main Author: Tucker, W. Dennis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2000
In: Biblica
Year: 2000, Volume: 81, Issue: 4, Pages: 533-541
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Summary:In a previous issue of Biblica (76 [1995] 540-550) W.H. Schniedewind argued that Ps 100 had a major influence on the psalmist who wrote Ps 95. In this study, I argue for a diachronic approach to intertextuality, which examines both the literary and the social environment. I contend that the two together actually create an intertextual hermeneutic which allows the psalmist to incorporate previous traditions and texts in such a way as to address changing social and religious demands. Based on citation, allusion and reversal, I contend that the psalmist of Ps 95 did in fact incorporate element of Ps 100, but in addition, the psalmist added the Massah-Meribah tradition, while adding a deuteronomic slant to the psalms. The use of the Massah-Meribah tradition along the deuteronomic influences, created a psalm that would have been particularly appropriate for a community still reeling from the devastation of exile.
ISSN:2385-2062
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblica