The Use of Psalm 68(67).19 in Ephesians 4.8: A History of Research

Abstract

Because Eph. 4.8 has an altered citation of Ps. 68(67).19, interpreters have developed polarizing opinions about the author's sources and his citation techniques, ranging from the claim that the citation is aberrant or that it summarizes the whole psalm. In this study, it is suggested that such diverse opinions do not take account of ancient citation practices or Jewish exegetical procedures. The survey examines key interpreters and treatments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, focusing on the question of the author's Vorlage and the interpretive use of the psalm in Eph. 4.8. The survey shows that the prevalent view that Ephesians appropriates a (pre-)targumic or early Christian tradition has led to an underappreciation of the christological significance of Eph. 4.8.

La intertextualidad entre Jc 5,12; Sal 68,19 (y sus versiones siríaca y aramea) y Ef 4,8. Una aproximación desde la estilística sociológica

“…3 Cfr. Schökel 1992, I 867-893, Kraus 1995, II 73-92 y Zenger -Hossfeld 2005 Algunos de los principales estudios que han abordado la cuestión son: Rubinkiewicz 1975, Smith 1975, Lincoln 1982, Fitzmyer 1984, Harris 1988, Scholtus 2010, Ehorn 2012, Stafford 2013, y Ehorn 2014 Adelantamos ahora los textos principales para facilitar la compresión. Sal 68,19 dice: «Subiste a las alturas, conduciendo los cautivos a la cautividad; tomaste a hombres como tributo, incluso rebeldes, para poner allí tu morada, ¡oh Señor Dios!».…”