Scripture as a Spiritual Phenomenon: The Evidence of the 11Q Psalms Scroll Colophon

Updated by: 
Oren Ableman
Research notes: 
Reader Checked OA 25/11/2013
Reference type: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Yarchin, William
year: 
2012
Full title: 

Scripture as a Spiritual Phenomenon: The Evidence of the 11Q Psalms Scroll Colophon

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Bulletin for Biblical Research
Volume: 
22
Issue / Series Volume: 
3
Pages: 
363-381
Work type: 
Essay/Monograph
Abstract: 

According to the colophon to the 1st-century Cave 11 Psalms Scroll, the psalmist David was a composing scribe endowed by the divine spirit. In the light of a pattern of legitimation by the divine spirit for social power well attested in the HB, we can discern how the colophon attributes divine efficacy for social power— hitherto exercised only through persons—to David's psalms as they resound in Israel's calendric communal cultic observances. The 11Q Psalms Scroll colophon provides early evidence for an enduring understanding of Scripture as a socially potent spiritual phenomenon that shapes the life of a religious community.

Hebrew bible: 
Book: 
Chronicles
URL: 
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=5f279966-f519-4bbb-8bd0-0277be0d4072%40sessionmgr13&vid=5&hid=19&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001917318
Label: 
04/11/2013
Record number: 
96 208