Smith DTh Thesis (final).pdf - South African Theological Seminary

Chapter 2: History of Psalms StudiesEvans, Walter Brueggemann and Erhard Gerstenberger), it containssurprisingly little that has a direct bearing on my study.A few essays were devoted to collections of psalms. Nancy deClaissé-Walford (2005:139-152) examined the intertextual links between Psalms 22,23 and 24. She found that the theme “trust in the Lord” provides an importantthematic link between these three psalms. Erich Zenger (2005:407-442)looked at the relationship of Psalm 29 to Psalms 28 and 30, and to Psalms93-100. Craig Broyles (2005:248-287) analysed “Psalms Concerning Liturgiesof Temple Entry”. He used Psalms 15 and 24 as his point of departure, thenproceeded to explore Psalms 5, 26, 28, 36 and 52 as further examples ofpsalms that served as liturgies for entering the temple. In an essay entitled“The Interpretive Significance of Sequence and Selection in the Book ofPsalms”, Harry Nasuti (2005:311-339) commends the devotional value ofreading psalms in context, that is, in sequence. Michael Goulder (2005:349-367) and Klaus Seybold (2005:368-390) attempted to reconstruct the liturgicaluse of Book II (Pss 42-72) and of the fourth Davidic collection (Pss 138-145)respectively. Gerald Wilson (2005b:391-406) again presented the case forstrategic placement of royal psalms at the seams of the Five Books of thePsalter.58