AUC THEOLOGICA
AUC THEOLOGICA

AUC Theologica is a peer-reviewed journal for theology published twice a year. As we publish original papers in English, German, French, and Italian, our mission is to serve as a platform both for Czech researchers, who can present their research results in these languages, and for international contributors, who are invited to enter the academic theological discussion in the heart of Europe.

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AUC THEOLOGICA, Vol 9 No 2 (2019), 149–162

Die Psalmenüberschrift: τῷ Δαυιδ als Grundlage für Augustinus’ christliche. Interpretation von Psalmen

[The Psalm Heading: τῷ Δαυιδ as the Basis for Augustine’s Christian Interpretation of Psalms]

Róbert Horka

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23363398.2020.11
published online: 18. 06. 2020

abstract

In his Psalm commentary (Enarrationes in Psalmos) and especially in his interpretation of the Psalm headings, Augustine presents the complete theology of the Christian reading of the Psalms. Of course, Augustine uses the text of the Psalms translated from LXX to Latin. The interpretations of the headings form a very important and comprehensive part of his comments so that it becomes obvious that it is definitely an extensive subject. The Greek heading: τῷ Δαυιδ (ipsi David) is in 57 psalms of the LXX, so it is a very common mention. Augustine considers king David to be above all a model (typus) of Christ. Furthermore, through the grammatical analysis of these headings – namely the objective and subjective meaning of the dative – he forms a complete exegesis and theology of the Psalms for Christians. This view was a basis for the further generations of Christians, especially in the Middle Ages and for the monks, to consider the Psalms as Christian literature.

keywords: Augustine; Commentary on Psalms; David; Dative Syntax; Figural Exegesis; Psalm Inscriptions; Type of Christ

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