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BEING WISE BETWIXT ORDER AND MYSTERY: KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS AND FEARING THE LORD

Author(s) -

Hendrik Bosman

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

scriptura

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2305-445X

pISSN - 0254-1807

DOI - 10.7833/111-1-25

Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , praise , old testament , veneration , obedience , order (exchange) , philosophy , literature , feeling , asceticism , variety (cybernetics) , ten commandments , theology , history , epistemology , art , psychology , linguistics , computer science , social psychology , finance , economics , artificial intelligence

Any attempt to come to grips with ‘the fear of the Lord’ as a key concept for the interpretation of Old Testament wisdom, must appreciate that it is rooted in texts that presuppose an encounter with God that can cause a variety of responses: a feeling of horror or terror; as well as reverent awe that forms the basis of the pious veneration of the Lord in the form of obedience and praise. Although statistical analysis reveals a concentration of occurrences in Deuteronomy (and the so-called Deuteronomistic History), the Psalms and Wisdom literature, it does not presuppose a clear linear development. The theological interpretation of Old Testament wisdom literature must be aware of the ongoing creative tension between order (keeping the commandments) and mystery (fearing the Lord) – as summarized in the conclusion of the Book of Ecclesiastes (12:13).

doi: 10.7833/111-1-25

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