Sin in the Psalms
The Psalms are a heterogeneous collection of texts that may come from many different periods, yet a reasonably consistent picture emerges of the sins they mention. These are mostly to do with social interactions, though there is some attention to sins of thought and intent. Because so many Psalms ar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-58 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBE Anthropology NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Injustice
B Sitz im Leben B malice B pentitential psalms B moral summaries B sins of thought B Oppression |
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| Summary: | The Psalms are a heterogeneous collection of texts that may come from many different periods, yet a reasonably consistent picture emerges of the sins they mention. These are mostly to do with social interactions, though there is some attention to sins of thought and intent. Because so many Psalms are concerned with supplications by those oppressed by others, the emphasis tends to fall on malice rather than on more ‘obvious’ sins such as murder or adultery, which are little mentioned. There is not much reflection on the nature of sin as such, though Psalm 51 suggests that it goes back even as far as one’s conception. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946814555324 |