A testvéri közösség áldása-Zsolt 133: A diakróntól a szinkrón olvasat felé
The Blessing ofthe Community (Psalm 133: From a Diachronic towards a Synchronic Analysis)

Summary/Abstract: The essay aims to re-cover the authentic 'message' of Ps. 133 by means of a complex analysis that progresses from a diachronic approach towards a synchronic one. First it examines the text from rhythmical, linguistic, and stylistic points of view. The changes in its rhythmical pattern as well as the syntactic strueture and the proportional diff erence in terms of the parts of speech indicate the different characters of the text's five sentences. The third sentence turns out to be an excellent 'transition' between the two poles within the psalm: the first sentence illustrated by the second and the fifth sentence prepared by the second. The history of its redaction shows us that the immediate context of the psalm is not the wisdom literature; rather, as its present location suggests, Ps. 133 belongs to the group of the pilgrim-songs (Ps. 120-134), more precisely to Ps. 130-134. This group is centered around the topics of Mount Zion and the blessing. In these psalms, Zion bears primarily the meaning: Temple, the dwelling place of God.

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