Psalm 115 and the Logic of Blessing
Although not a well-known biblical psalm, Psalm 115 offers significant insights into the character of blessing in Second Temple piety. The psalm’s structure and catchword technique highlight a fundamental contrast between Israel’s God and the idols of the nations. The intangibility and apparent abse...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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| In: |
Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-63 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Temple (Jerusalem, Motiv)
/ Creation theology
/ Adoration
/ Grace
/ Bible. Psalmen 115
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism NBD Doctrine of Creation |
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| Summary: | Although not a well-known biblical psalm, Psalm 115 offers significant insights into the character of blessing in Second Temple piety. The psalm’s structure and catchword technique highlight a fundamental contrast between Israel’s God and the idols of the nations. The intangibility and apparent absence of Israel’s God are actually markers of this deity’s superiority and involvement in the world. God is present as the reliable recipient of human trust and ultimate source of human blessing. The human act of blessing is a means of “placing” one’s self and others within God’s good creation, and thus participating in God’s ongoing work of redemption. The act of blessing God affirms relationship with God. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2207 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Horizons in biblical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712207-12341443 |