From desperation to adoration : reading Psalm 107 as a transforming spatial journey
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Prinsloo, Gert Thomas Marthinus
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University of the Free State, Faculty of Theology
Abstract
Critical spatiality opens avenues to investigate the
transforming power of the authors/redactors of the Hebrew
Bible’s spatial imagination. I read Psalm 107 as a spatial
journey bridging the divide between the desperation of the
exile and the longing of the Psalter’s post-exilic authors/
redactors for Israel’s complete restoration and the universal
adoration of Yhwh. Psalm 107 plays a crucial role in the
transition between Books IV (Pss. 90-106) and V (Pss.
107-145) and acts as a “bridge” between the desperation
of the exile and the call to the universal adoration of Yhwh
in the post-exilic period. Psalm 107 hints at a continuous
transforming spatial journey between present realities and
the longed-for eschatological establishment of a universal,
divine kingdom.
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Psalm, Transformation, Spatial journey, Ruimtelike reis, Transformasie
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Prinsloo, G.T.M. 2021, 'From desperation to
adoration: Reading
Psalm 107 as a
transforming spatial
journey', Acta Theologica, vol. 41, pp. 392-425.