‘Mountains Moved into the Sea': The Western Reception of Psalm 46:1 and 3 [45:1 and 3 LXX] From the Septuagint to Luther

Abstract When Martin Luther wrote his famous hymn Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott in the 1520s, it was uncommon to understand Ps. 46:1-3 [45:1-3 LXX] as a celebration of the peace available to those taking refuge in God amidst raging hostility—as the earth shook and mountains moved into the heart of t...

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Main Author: Abernethy, Andrew T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2019]
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 70, Issue: 2, Pages: 523-545
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Psalmen 46,1-3 / Translation / Exegesis / History 200 BC-1550
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAA Church history
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