tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post1989796489015243317..comments2024-03-28T22:55:23.525-07:00Comments on Foster's Theological Reflections: Exegeting Psalm 74:12-13 (Coogan)Edgar Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-33237385019360095522014-01-09T09:49:30.931-08:002014-01-09T09:49:30.931-08:00Hi Jim, and thanks for your input. I lean toward t...Hi Jim, and thanks for your input. I lean toward the Exodus as well, although there's a lot of material that has been written on these verses and much to consider when trying to understand them. But I learned recently that the Exodus approach used to be the common understanding of this Psalm before Hermann Gunkel appeared and began taking a form-critical approach to the Psalms. Now the Ugaritic myth methodology is popular. See the Catholic NAB for an example of this reasoning. Edgar Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-63403473389302108052014-01-07T09:37:45.098-08:002014-01-07T09:37:45.098-08:00Thank you for pointing this out. It appears that t...Thank you for pointing this out. It appears that the intended referent of 13-14, the identity of the "sea monsters" and "Leviathan," depends on how one understands the application of the Ugaritic myths. While the later refers to conquering aquatic chaos with order, per verse 12 I think the intended application pertains to the Exodus from Egypt. See also the NET Bible footnote for verse 14's Leviathan.: http://enetbible.com/net/psa74_notes.htm#7431JimSpacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076761804394834902noreply@blogger.com