Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Biblical Research
Angaben zur Quelle:
66 (2021) 52-64
Keywords:
Jerome, Criticism and interpretation
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Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc., Christian
Abstract:
Psalm 82 plays a major role in the debate about monotheism because it declaresprimavistanothing less than the death of the other gods. After clarifying its historical-criticaltradition within the Old Testament, I analyze the early Christian reception of Psalm 82 inJerome’sHomilies on the Psalmsand, finally, compare both waysof interpreting it. Byunderstanding theםיהלא(vv. 1b, 6a) as earthly judges, rather than as members of aheavenly court as normally assumed by modern interpreters, Jerome’s interpretation of Psalm 82 offers us not only a model that is very different from the standard reading of thistext among most exegetes today, but also one which provides a point of critique within thechurch.
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