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The Psalms are one of the most important biblical texts in Patristic exegesis, commentary, preaching, liturgical practice and theological reflection. Their language and imagery is all-pervasive; they were not only interpreted by the fathers but a good deal of Patristic exegetical practice actually evolved from engagement with them; they directly informed Christological and Ecclesiological reflection; were central to early monasticism; inspired early Christian poetry and provided material for liturgical chant, prayers, hymns and penitential or doxological expression. This volume of essays on the Psalms in Early Christian Thought and Practice is offered with profound gratitude, admiration and respect by colleagues and friends of Professor Andrew Louth FBA, to honour his long and immensely distinguished career as priest, teacher and prolific author in almost every aspect of Greek and Latin Patristics.
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Studia Traditionis Theologiae Explorations in Early and Medieval Theology Theology continually engages with its past: the people, experience, Scriptures, liturgy, learning and customs of Christians. The past is preserved, rejected, modified; but the legacy steadily evolves as Christians are never indifferent to history. Even when engaging the future, theology looks backwards: the next generation’s training includes inheriting a canon of Scripture, doctrine, and controversy; while adapting the past is central in every confrontation with a modernity. This is the dynamic realm of tradition, and this series’ focus. Whether examining people, texts, or periods, its volumes are concerned with how the past evolved in the past, and the interplay of theology, culture, and tradition.
Studia Traditionis Theologiae Explorations in Early and Medieval Theology 8
Series Editor: Thomas O’Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology in the University of Nottingham
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Director Prof. Thomas O’Loughlin Board Members Dr Andreas Andreopoulos Dr Augustine Casiday Dr Mary B. Cunningham Dr Johannes Hoff Dr Jonathan Wooding Dr Juliette Day Dr Patricia Rumsey Dr Paul Middleton Dr Simon Oliver Prof. Andrew Prescott
Meditations of the Heart: The Psalms in Early Christian Thought and Practice Essays in Honour of Andrew Louth Edited by Andreas Andreopoulos Augustine Casiday Carol Harrison
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Cover illustration: Tabula Peutingeriana © ÖNB Vienna: Cod. 324, Segm. VIII + IX © 2011, Brepols Publishers n.v., Turnhout, Belgium All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. D/20110/0095/85 ISBN 978-2-503-53433-6
Fr Andrew Louth, Durham 2010.
Contents
john behr,
andrew louth
richard price,
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The Voice of Christ in the Psalms
rowan williams,
Christological Exegesis of Psalm 45
sarah coakley,
1 17
On the Fearfulness of Forgiveness: Psalm 130:4 and Its Theological Implications
33
kallistos ware, ‘Forgive Us … As we Forgive’: Forgiveness in the Psalms and the Lord’s Prayer
53
adam g. cooper, Sex and Transmission of Sin: Patristic Exegesis of Psalm 50:5 (LXX)
77
john a. mcguckin,
On First Principles mihail neamtu,
Origen’s Use of the Psalms in the Treatise
Psalmody, Confession, and Temporality
97 119
robert hayward, Saint Jerome, Jewish Learning, and the Symbolism of the Number Eight
141
gillian clark,
161
Psallite sapienter: Augustine on Psalmody
& bronwen neil, Discourses on the Poor in the Psalms: Augustine’s Ennaratione