<i>Liturgy of the Hours and the Lectio Continua of the</i> <i>Psalter</i>

In the last 40 years, the exegesis of the Psalms has made it increasingly clear that the Psalms should be read as a coherent book, since the individual Psalms are linked together by iuxtapositio and concatenatio. They are not just isolated poems but tell a story, the story of David, God’s anointed k...

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Main Author: Dieter Böhler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/12/1511
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Summary:In the last 40 years, the exegesis of the Psalms has made it increasingly clear that the Psalms should be read as a coherent book, since the individual Psalms are linked together by iuxtapositio and concatenatio. They are not just isolated poems but tell a story, the story of David, God’s anointed king who is persecuted and suffers, but ultimately is triumphant—a Christological story. This article examines how the principle of lectio continua of <i>the Psalter</i> is taken into account in the breviaries of Pius V, Pius X and Paul VI, and it shows what problems arise when it is disregarded.
ISSN:2077-1444