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Who Prays the Psalms? Bonhoeffer's Christological Concentration

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Chapman, SB
Published in: Toronto Journal of Theology
December 1, 2021

For Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the voice of the Psalms is theologically identical to the voice of Christ. Bonhoeffer's primary warrant for this conviction came from the New Testament's pattern of discourse. Yet, as Rein Bos has demonstrated, the New Testament employs Old Testament texts in at least four senses: a christological sense, an Israel-oriented sense, an ecclesial sense, and an eschatological sense. Bonhoeffer's interpretive practice did in fact explore these additional senses of the Psalms, but his hermeneutical theory remained too narrow to do them adequate justice. Bonhoeffer's example demonstrates how christological interpretation of the Psalms is necessary for Christian theology and praxis but not sufficient.

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Toronto Journal of Theology

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1918-6371

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0826-9831

Publication Date

December 1, 2021

Volume

37

Issue

2

Start / End Page

168 / 177

Related Subject Headings

  • 5005 Theology
  • 5004 Religious studies
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
 

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Chapman, S. B. (2021). Who Prays the Psalms? Bonhoeffer's Christological Concentration. Toronto Journal of Theology, 37(2), 168–177. https://doi.org/10.3138/TJT-2021-0046
Chapman, S. B. “Who Prays the Psalms? Bonhoeffer's Christological Concentration.” Toronto Journal of Theology 37, no. 2 (December 1, 2021): 168–77. https://doi.org/10.3138/TJT-2021-0046.
Chapman SB. Who Prays the Psalms? Bonhoeffer's Christological Concentration. Toronto Journal of Theology. 2021 Dec 1;37(2):168–77.
Chapman, S. B. “Who Prays the Psalms? Bonhoeffer's Christological Concentration.” Toronto Journal of Theology, vol. 37, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 168–77. Scopus, doi:10.3138/TJT-2021-0046.
Chapman SB. Who Prays the Psalms? Bonhoeffer's Christological Concentration. Toronto Journal of Theology. 2021 Dec 1;37(2):168–177.

Published In

Toronto Journal of Theology

DOI

EISSN

1918-6371

ISSN

0826-9831

Publication Date

December 1, 2021

Volume

37

Issue

2

Start / End Page

168 / 177

Related Subject Headings

  • 5005 Theology
  • 5004 Religious studies
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies