This book contributes to the theory and practice of Biblical interpretation by engaging in an interpretation of Psalm 24 inspired by a particular understanding of Brevard Childs' "canonical approach": an understanding centred on the concept of "theological substance."
Sumpter shows how the literary, historical, and theological dimensions of Psalm 24 cohere into a single vision by reading the text according to the previously discussed dialectic. An initial "synchronic" analysis of the psalm's poetic structure related to a "diachronic" reconstruction of the tradition history that lead to the final form. The question is then posed concerning the primary forces at work in this history of composition, a question which leads to reflection on the Trinity, first in se and then pro nobis. This latter dimension takes us back to the text, as its "Davidic" nature is further analysed in relation to the books of Samuel, the Psalter, and Isaiah. Finally, Patristic exegesis is turned to for further stimulation concerning the mysterious subject matter of the text.
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The Substance of Psalm 24
An Attempt to Read Scripture after Brevard S. Childs
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Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- Acknowlegments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 -- INTRODUCTION
- Part I -- VERBUM AND RES: ESTABLISHING THE CONTEXT
- Chapter 2 -- CHILDS AND SCRIPTURE IN THE DIVINE ECONOMY
- Chapter 3 -- VERBUM: THE SHAPE OF ISRAEL’S WITNESS
- 3.1. Diversity
- 3.2. The Question of Unity
- 3.3. Form, Function, Context, and Content
- Chapter 4 -- RES: THE SHAPE OF ISRAEL’S GOD
- 4.1. A Challenge: The Otherness of God
- 4.2. The Solution: God Reveals Himself by Means of Himself
- Chapter 5 -- RES AND FORM CRITICISM IN THE WORK OF CHILDS AND GERSTENBERGER
- Chapter 6 -- HERMENEUTICAL IMPLICATIONS
- 6.1. The Tension Between Verbum and Res
- 6.2. A Multiple-Level Approach to Scripture
- 6.3. Acquiring the Proper Stance
- Part II -- PSALM 24: ENTERING THE DIALECTIC
- Chapter 7 -- A CANONICAL APPROACH TO PSALM 24
- 7.1. The Nature of the Task
- 7.2. The Structure of the Presentation
- Chapter 8 -- VERBUM 1: FORM, CONTENT, CONTEXT, FUNCTION
- 8.1. Methodological Considerations
- 8.2. Text and Translation
- 8.3. The Synchronic Dimension (Poetics)
- 8.4. The Diachronic Dimension
- Chapter 9 -- RES 1: FORCE (GOD IN SE)
- 9.1. The Location of Heaven
- 9.2. The Nature of Heaven
- 9.3. Psalm 24 as a “Mini Dogmatics”
- Chapter 10 -- VERBUM 2: THE BROADER LITERARY CONTEXT
- 10.1. The Superscription: ldwd mzmwr
- 10.2. The Sub-Collection of Psalms 15–24
- 10.3. The Book of Isaiah
- 10.4. Taking Stock
- Chapter 11 -- RES 2: THE DIVINE ECONOMY (GOD PRO NOBIS)
- 11.1. Eberhard Jüngel on Psalm 24
- 11.2. The Church Fathers on Psalm 24
- 11.3. Psalm 24 and “Jesus History”
- Bibliography
- Index of References
- Index of Authors
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