Intertextuality and the interpretation of Psalm 1

Abstract

The meaning of the word ‘Torah’ in Psalm 1:2 is investigated in the light of \nthe intratextual context of Psalm 1 itself and in the light of intertextual \nconnections of this psalm with Joshua 1, Jeremiah 17, Psalms 52 and 92, \nJob 8, Ezekiel 47, and 1 Chronicles 22. It is contended that ‘Torah’ in Psalm \n1:2 refers to the Mosaic Torah rather than to the Psalter itself. The Torah of \nMoses is depicted in Psalm 1 as a guide on the road of life to the presence \nof Yahweh, symbolised by a paradise-like temple garden. The mutual connections \nof Psalm 1 and 1 Chronicles 22 with Joshua 1 might suggest that \nPsalm 1 was intended as an introduction to the first three books of the Psalter \nin the first place.

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