volume 4, issue 2, 2012, pages 96-141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsHMHR6089
Published online: 2012-12-01
Published in print: 2012-12-30

Abstract: The religious poetry – such as prayers, odes, and Psalmic literature – is one of the specifics of the life of the Second Temple Judaism. This type of literature expresses the inner life of Jewish believers, while at the same time it is an introspective reflection of all the events with which Jewish nation of that time was confronted and had to settle with in relation to the basic aspects of its faith in the One God and God’s purpose in history. This is also carried in the message of the Apostle Paul, who utilizes Psalms in order to support particular emphases of the Gospel, especially when it comes to hamartological and soteriological questions, including the existential significance of the Gospel for a human life. The goal of this study is to analyze and interpret the main emphases, as well as the importance of the use of the Psalmic literature in the context of Paul’s writings in connection to the life of Second Temple Judaism.