The Letter that Lives: Mid. Ps. 29 as a Case Study of Anti-Christological Polemic
Current methodologies in the study of Midrash allow for the hypothesis that Mid. Ps. 29.1 is polemically structured as an exegetical dispute with a christological interpretation of Ps. 29 (LXX 28). Seemingly without provocation, the Midrash abandons traditional readings of the phrase 'םילא ינב...
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[2016]
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The journal of theological studies
Jahr: 2016, Band: 67, Heft: 1, Seiten: 38-76 |
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Bibel. Psalmen 29,1
/ Midrasch
/ Textkritik
/ Polemik
/ Christologie
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| IxTheo Notationen: | BH Judentum CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen HB Altes Testament NBF Christologie |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Current methodologies in the study of Midrash allow for the hypothesis that Mid. Ps. 29.1 is polemically structured as an exegetical dispute with a christological interpretation of Ps. 29 (LXX 28). Seemingly without provocation, the Midrash abandons traditional readings of the phrase 'םילא ינב 'הל ובה' (‘Ascribe to the Lord, o ye sons of God’), creating a singular repositioning of Ps. 29:1 in the history of rabbinic interpretation by incorporating the Septuagint’s second and mistaken doublet, ‘sons of rams’. This specific reading coincides with Jerome’s translation of Ps. 28:1a in the Hebraica Veritas ( Adferte Domino filios arietum ), as does the martyrological significance that both the rabbinic homilist(s) and Jerome (amongst others) read into the phrase. I argue that the homilist’s foray into the sphere of disputed dogma is a response to his own historical context, undertaken with a view to defending a vision of Israel’s unmediated covenantal life expressed through martyrdom and eschatology. Here is a midrash that could reflect, if not an actual polemic on this particular phrase, at least Jewish resolve to participate in the long-drawn-out contest between two rivals for the much-coveted title ‘sons of God’, through appropriating and subverting dominant modes of cultural authority. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flv124 |