The poor in the Psalms
A variety of views
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12858005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eben Scheffler (0000-0002-5714-1491, University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Verbum et Ecclesia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-9982 • E-ISSN: 2074-7705 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/ve.v36i1.1478 |
| OpenAlex | W2193622258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Since the psalms are religious, poetic, existential expressions of life, entailing both extreme joy and intense suffering, it stands to reason that poverty (in its literal sense and otherwise) would receive considerable attention. Focussing on material poverty and challenging the idea of a homogeneous view on poverty (e.g. Armenfr mmigkeit) in the psalms, the diversity of views on poverty in the psalms is explored. Attention is paid to YHWH or God caring for the poor, the (Israelite) king as champion for the poor, the gods (heavenly assembly) (non)caring for the poor, caring for the poor in Zion theology, God as crusher of the poor and mutual human charity. The article concludes with some remarks regarding the possible present-day appropriation of the views in the psalms.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article challenges the traditional notion on Armenfr mmigkeit in the psalms. This is important for contexts where identifying with the poor are fed by selfish interest and actually feeds exploitation. It also propounds that various views on poverty exist, demanding creative and contextual applicable measures to combat poverty in the present-day world
Aesthetics · Appropriation · Art · Creativity · Diversity (politics · Epistemology · Literature · Poetry · Political science · Poverty · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Anthropology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |