The Psalms of Solomon and the New Testament: Intertextuality and the Need for a Re-Evaluation
The Jewish Pseudepigraphic work Psalms of Solomon (Pss. Sol.), which contains one of the first examples of the phrase 'Lord's Anointed' outside the New Testament, is commonly used in christological discussions center ing on Christ's self-perception. Often Pss. Sol.'s 'C...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2002
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Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2002, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-136 |
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| Summary: | The Jewish Pseudepigraphic work Psalms of Solomon (Pss. Sol.), which contains one of the first examples of the phrase 'Lord's Anointed' outside the New Testament, is commonly used in christological discussions center ing on Christ's self-perception. Often Pss. Sol.'s 'Christology' is misinter preted by New Testament scholarship, which anachronistically colors the messianic motif in Pss. Sol. with New Testament categories. Pseudepigrapha specialists, moreover, contribute to the problem by suggesting that the document is something of an ad hoc composition. As a result, the messianic motif in the document is detached from the rest of the document. This article argues that, in fact, the document presents a cohesive thesis, and that the messianic motif functions in a particular role within that thesis. As such, it is suggested that the messianic motif in Pss. Sol. is comprehensible only within the purview of this central thesis. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/095182070201300201 |