Abstract
A transforming body: A post-exilic reading of Psalms 50 and 51 in the light of social norms communicated through the Leviticus sacrificial system and body imagery
Highlights
The study of the cult concerning the covenant and repentance and its impact on the shape and shaping of the Psalter2 has taken a new turn in recent publications
The social norms communicated through body imagery will be formulated. These norms will be applied to Psalms 50 and 51 to evaluate what these Psalms communicate through the use of sacrificial and body imagery
Just as sacrifices communicate social norms in terms of boundaries between people and God concerning being holy and pure and creating a sustainable community, body imagery communicates these boundaries by using concrete images of the human body
Summary
The study of the cult concerning the covenant and repentance and its impact on the shape and shaping of the Psalter has taken a new turn in recent publications (see Attard 2016; Hensley 2018). In each of these psalms, it seems at first glance as if sacrifices are viewed negatively by many scholars; reading them together in their final placement after the editing of the Hebrew Psalter in a post-exilic context may present a different view.. In each of these psalms, it seems at first glance as if sacrifices are viewed negatively by many scholars; reading them together in their final placement after the editing of the Hebrew Psalter in a post-exilic context may present a different view.5 This can be done by evaluating the communicative value of the sacrificial. The imagery in Psalms 50 and 51 regarding sacrifices and body imagery is evaluated in the light of the Levitical sacrificial system to indicate a possible relationship between these two Psalms and to establish whether the sacrificial language in these Psalms should be understood as positive or negative. These norms will be applied to Psalms 50 and 51 to evaluate what these Psalms communicate through the use of sacrificial and body imagery
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