Browsing Research Articles (Old Testament Studies) by UP Author "Botha, Philippus Jacobus"

Browsing Research Articles (Old Testament Studies) by UP Author "Botha, Philippus Jacobus"

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  • Following the “tracks of righteousness” of Psalm 23 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2015)
    This article argues that possible connections between Ps 23 and Proverbs have been overlooked to a large extent. It is well-known that the author of the psalm has appropriated the image of Yahweh as a shepherd of his ...
  • Poetry and perlocution in Psalm 26 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2011-01)
    Psalm 26 has been described as a late pre-exilic prayer of innocence. In it a speaker professes innocence, invites Yahweh to put him to the test, and expresses dissociation from certain groups of people who behave unethically. ...
  • Psalm 39 and its place in the development of a doctrine of retribution in the Hebrew Bible 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2017)
    Psalm 39 is a peculiar, late post-exilic wisdom composition which reflects the style of a supplication of a sick person, but actually rather constitutes a meditation on the transitoriness of human life. It has been ...
  • True happiness in the presence of YHWH : the literary and theological context for understanding Psalm 16 
    Botha, Philippus Jacobus (Old Testament Society of South Africa, 2016)
    This article attempts to interpret Ps 16 as part of the cluster of Psalms 15-24, but also as a Torah-wisdom psalm. Hossfeld and Zenger have argued that Ps 16 was added to this cluster simultaneously with Pss 19 and 23, ...