Sunday, April 26, 2009
Just remember...
So I know this blog is a little late coming, but I think it's still worth taking a look at. While reflecting on the psalms I am beginning to understand the origin of the psalms and the historical events in which they were derived from. It's so interesting that these stories are told through the eyes of one man's interpretation. Again, i'm going to talk about interpretation. I don't have a lot to say about this topic that I haven't already emphasized, but one thing to take away from this blog is to remember that just because it's interpreted differently doesn't mean that the various interpretations are wrong. But one should remember the historical context in which it was written.
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True. I think a positive and negative about the psalms is that, for so many, they're able to be taken out of a historical context and applied to modern-day. This is good because it illustrates the broad appeal of artistic forms and their many applications based on interpretation. But this is also dangerous since we often lose sight of something's real origin and claim it as our own. Often these psalms are used for a justification for modern events which have nothing to do with the psalm itself and why it was written.
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