History, Justice, and the Agency of God

A Hermeneutical and Exegetical Investigation on Isaiah and Psalms
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-90-04-11991-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 52, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 599 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation Series

The central thesis of this volume is that the biblical view of divine agency in creation and history is realistic. History unfolds according to how human society relates to the sphere of powers that is beyond it. Next to the hermeneutical discussion this is demonstrated exegetically by analyzing texts from Isaiah and Psalms: (1) In Isa 6:9-10 the prophet receives the commission to proclaim and to anticipate YHWH's "strange work" in response to the people's violation of the torah. (2) The psalmist's change of mood in Psalms 3,6, and 7 is caused by the acting of YHWH, the creator, with the psalmist partaking in the change that occurs in the creation surrounding him. The section on Psalm 7 is especially important for the Psalms scholar. It provides a rich comparison with prayers to the divine judge in ancient Near Eastern texts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schroeder, Christoph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Christoph Onno Schroeder, Ph.D. (1999) in Biblical Studies/Old Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary, is Pastor of a Lutheran Church in Grosshansdorf/Germany. He has published several articles on Biblical Theology and Psalms, including "A Love Song: Psalm 45 in the Light of Ancient Near Eastern Marriage Texts" (CBQ 58, 1996).