Psalms of Asaph and the Pentateuch: Studies in the Psalter, III
by Goulder, Michael D.
•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 Goulder is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Birmingham.