According to My Righteousness

Upright Behaviour as Grounds for Deliverance in Psalms 7, 17, 18, 26, and 44
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-04-12507-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 46, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 767 g

Reihe: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies

Interpretation of the psalmist's assertions about their upright behaviour towards God or men in Psalms 7, 17, 18, 26, and 44.
After a short introduction, the study presents a detailed analysis of Psalms 7, 17, 18, 26, and 44 (text, philology, exegesis). It evaluates previous views of the intention and setting of the psalmist’s claims regarding their upright behaviour, such as Beyerlin’s theory that the psalms involved were originally used as prayers in a cultic trial by ordeal. It presents a new hypothesis with respect to the purport of the claims.
Its subject matter and method make this study particularly useful for all those studying the Hebrew Psalms. Furthermore, it deals with an important topic of the anthropology and theology of the Old Testament, viz. human righteousness towards God.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kwakkel, Gert

Fachgebiete

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

Über Autor(innen)

Gert Kwakkel, Ph.D. (2001) in Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, is Professor of Old Testament at the Theological University Kampen II, The Netherlands. He has published De gerechtigheid van Abram. Exegese van Genesis 15: 6, (Barneveld, 1996).