Missionary Function of Israel in Psalms 67, 96, and 117
Missionary Function of Israel in Psalms 67, 96, and 117
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Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761829300
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 03/12/2004
Width: 14.1 cm
Height: 21.5 cm
In this book, Theodore Mascarenhas examines three Psalms—most representative of the missionary function in the Psalter—to determine if there is a missionary function assigned to Israel. The Masoretic text is examined critically, a translation is provided, the poetic techniques and the unity of each Psalm are discussed, and its links to the Psalm surrounding it are investigated. Mascarenhas considers other instances in the Psalter, which hint at a missionary function for Israel. He concludes that the Psalter repeatedly affirms Israel's election and privileged position, which paradoxically compels it to bring others to its God. In the end, Mascarenhas applies his conclusions to a current situation (India) that exhibits striking similarities and parallels to ancient Israel.
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 List of Abbreviations Chapter 3 General Introduction: The Theme; The Motivation and the Need for this Study; Project Plan and Method; Indications on Bibliography and Footnotes Chapter 4 A Introduction to Mission and Missionary Function in the Old Testament and the Psalter: Mission and Missionary Function: It's Expression in the Old Testament: Introduction; A Brief Historical Review of the Term "Mission"; Mission and Missionary F Chapter 5 An Exegetico-Theological Analysis of Psalms 67, 96, and 117 Israel, a Blessing to the Nations: Introduction; The Text; Psalms 65-68 as a Group; Form and Setting; Dating; The Missionary Content of Ps 67; Conclusion; The Missionary Message of Ps Chapter 6 Conclusions Regarding the Mission and Missionary Function of Israel in the Psalter: Israel's Missionary Function: Introduction; Conclusions about the Missionary Function in Ps 67, 96, and 117; The Missionary Function of Israel Elsewhere in the Ps
Mascarenhas's exegesis of each psalm is characteristically thorough...M. articulates an exegetical method that includes an analysis ofGattung and functional intent, a structural analysis, and an examination of the "immediate and remote context" of each particular psalm within the Psalter. -- William P. Brown, Columbia Theological Seminary * Catholic Biblical Quarterly *
