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Augustine’s Reading of “To the end” in the Psalm Inscriptions

By P. Egan, 31 March 2008

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One of the most pervasive features of the Greek translation of the Psalter is the translation of “to the director” (Heb. lamnassēªḥ) with “to the end” (Gr. eis to telos) in about a third of the Psalms.... Augustine makes a verbal link from the Psalter to Christ by means of the term telos found in Romans 10:4. This is clearly a Christological reading of a Psalm that features little in the way of messianic material.

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Psalm 2: “Kiss the son”?

By W. Kynes, 3 March 2008

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The crux interpretum of the second psalm has been the four words that span the end of the eleventh verse and the beginning of the twelfth. A “straight” reading of the MT for these words yields: “Rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son” (cf. ASV, ESV, KJV, NIV). However, the “straight” reading is questioned from a variety of angles.

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