Psalms and Hebrews: Studies in Reception [Paperback]

The reception of early Jewish/Israelite texts in early Christianity provides valuable insights into the hermeneutics of ancient authors and studies in this regard are vital for an understanding of their theology/ies. By focusing particularly on the reception of the Psalms through the hand of the unknown author of Hebrews, Old Testament and New Testament scholars combine forces in this collection to determine the shifts in interpretation of the Psalms that took place during the processes of (re)interpretation within the work of a particular early Christian writer.
By paying careful attention to the original reading(s) of the text versions utilized as well as to the manner in which those texts were embedded in a later literary context by the author of Hebrews, they provide a window into the trajectories of the Psalm traditions. A contextual contribution illustrates the versification of the Psalms in a contemporary African language, Afrikaans, to illustrate how the Psalms' reception remains a vivid endeavor in current times.

Professor Dirk Human is Head of Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Gert Jacobus Steyn is Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Preface
Introduction
List of Contributors
General Introduction
Chapter 1: Hermeneutics of Biblical Theology, History of Religion and the Theological Substance of Two Testaments, The Reception of Psalms in Hebrews - Eckart Otto
Chapter 2: But is it true? Philosophical Theories of Truth and the Interpretation of Psalms in the Book of Hebrews - Jaco Gericke
Chapter 3: A God abounding in Steadfast love. Psalms and Hebrews - Alphonso Groenewald
Chapter 4: Reflections on Creation and Humankind in Psalm 8, the LXX and Hebrews - Gerda de Villiers
Specific Psalms