Abstract

I apply Gadamer’s view of historicity to undergo a hermeneutical understanding of the
historical significance of Psalms, which narrates Israelites’ history including creation,
the patriarchs, Egyptian bondage, Sinai, the wilderness, conquest, life in the land, and
the exile and return. Gadamer’s concept of history composed of universal history, the
concept of power, and the concept of Spirit are applied to explain the historical
significance of Psalms. In terms of Christianity, which emerges as the centerpiece of
the historical view of Western tradition, human history moves towards unity and
freedom under the supreme sovereignty of Spirit, Who makes history.

Key Words: Gadamer, Psalms, universal history, freedom, unity

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