Theology

Corinna Körting

Zion in den Psalmen

[Zion in the Psalms.]

unrevised e-book edition 2019; Original edition 2006; 2006. XI, 267 pages.

Forschungen zum Alten Testament 48

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Zion is a fundamental topos for the theology of the Psalms. Corinna Körting analyzes the so-called Zion psalms as well as the references to Zion in the Psalter. She comes to the conclusion that it is not a complete system with its Old Testament history of tradition which had such a decisive influence on the Psalms and the Psalter but rather Zion as an oscillating center of the progressive development of theology.
Zion is a fundamental topos for the theology of the Psalms, which, unlike Jerusalem, equally fills and shatters the dimensions of space and time. On the horizontal axis, it proves to be the center of a sacred topography, and it provides Israel and the world with a sense of direction and a home. On the vertical axis, it is able to erase the distance between the earthly and the heavenly presence of God. Corinna Körting analyzes the so-called Zion psalms as well as the references to Zion in the Psalter, some of which seem to be unspectacular. She comes to the conclusion that it is not a complete system with its Old Testament history of tradition which had such a decisive influence on the Psalms and the Psalter but rather Zion as an oscillating center of the progressive development of theology.
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Corinna Körting Geboren 1967; Studium der Ev. Theologie in Hamburg; 1999 Promotion; 2005 Habilitation; 2006–12 Professorin für Altes Testament in Oslo (Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society); seit 2012 Professorin für Altes Testament und Altorientalische Religionsgeschichte in Hamburg.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Tijdschrift voor Theologie — 47 (2007), S. 93 (Ulrich Berges)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — 136 (2011), S. 628–630 (Manfred Oeming)
In: Theologische Beiträge — 37 (2006), S. 276–277 (Thomas Pola)
In: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament — 31.5 (2007), S. 191 (R.E. Clements)
In: Old Testament Essays — 19 (2006), S. 773–775 (Beat Weber)
In: Mayeutica — 32 (2006), S. 200–201 (Enrique Eguiarte)
In: Old Testament Abstracts — 31 (2008), S. 299 (C.T. Begg)
In: Orientalistische Literaturzeitung — 106 (2011), S. 187–188 (Matthias Millard)
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