Psalms of Asaph and the Pentateuch: Studies in the Psalter, III

by Michael D. Goulder

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 1996

Overview

The Asaph psalms (50, 73–83) are a unity. They often call God “Elohim” and “El,” and the people “Joseph,” as Amos does; they appeal to Israelite history, the exodus and the covenant; they are written in the face of military catastrophe. In this suggestive and brilliant work, Goulder argues that they were composed in Bethel in the 720s for use as the psalmody for the autumn festival. This gives us vital new evidence for the history of the Pentateuch: there was at Bethel a historical tradition from at least the time of the oppression in Egypt to the Solomonic Empire; the Asaphites took this tradition to Jerusalem and their descendants were the Deuteronomists.

Product Details

• Title: Psalms of Asaph and the Pentateuch: Studies in the Psalter, III
• Author: Michael D. Goulder
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Pages: 378

About Michael D. Goulder

Michael D. Goulder, formerly Professor of Biblical Studies, University of Birmingham, is the author of many books—including St. Paul versus St. Peter: A Tale of Two Missions.