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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828149703321

Autore

Keener Hubert James

Titolo

A canonical exegesis of the eighth Psalm : YHWH's maintenance of the created order through divine reversal / / Hubert James Keener

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-57506-870-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements ; ; v. 9

Disciplina

223/.206

Soggetti

RELIGION / Christian Theology / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; DEDICATION; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE CANON-EXEGETICAL APPROACH; 2 READING PSALM EIGHT AS A DISCRETE UNIT; 3 PSALM EIGHT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PSALTER; 4 PSALM 8 AND THE OLD TESTAMENT; 5 PSALM 8 AND THE NEW TESTAMENT; 6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; INDEX OF BIBLICAL CITATIONS; INDEX OF AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS.

Sommario/riassunto

Since Brevard Childs first introduced it as a “fresh approach” in the late 1960s, canonical exegesis has grown into a widely discussed and developed program—virtually a “school” of biblical interpretation—with many scholars carrying forward an approach to theological exegesis that emphasizes the role of canon as the central context for interpretation of the Christian Scriptures. In this study, Keener takes a twofold approach: (1) he demonstrates that a canonical exegesis is tenable if the task is approached with clarity regarding its core theological foundation; and (2) he applies the approach to the interpretation of the often thorny questions surrounding the understanding of Psalm 8. This is useful in that Psalm 8 touches upon several questions germane to the successful implementation of canonical exegesis due to the many intertextual connections it shares with the rest of the Bible. Keener concludes that Psalm 8 in the Old Testament represents the intersection of two trajectories: (1) the reversal motif in which YHWH maintains the created order through the exaltation of the weak and the humble; and (2) the motif of the



conflicted and conflicting human, in which humans are shown as beset by trials, often failing and even occupying the role of the enemies of YHWH. A third trajectory becomes visible in the context of the New Testament, that of the redeeming Christ; this third trajectory intersects with the two Old Testament trajectories and makes possible the redemption of conflicted humanity, giving the ultimate answer to the psalmist’s question, “What is the human?”