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The article introduces and compares two different commentaries on Psalm 18:5c LXX found in the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea Eclogae propheticae and Commentaria in Psalmos. The commentary in Eclogae is based on the Greek translation of Ps 18 in the Septuagint and is Christological. Verse Ps 18:5c LXX is expounded as a metaphor of the unity of the Godhead and the human body in the Son. The explanation in Commentaria uses non­Septuagint Greek translations, it adopts a more literal reading according to which verses Ps 18:5c–7 LXX convey the sun´s dutiful service in the sky to its Creator and Lord. The commentary in Eclogae displays an in all probability earlier, theologically more courageous exegesis, the explanation in Commentaria is more biblical, with the elucidation of the passage with the Scripture itself (a reference to Genesis 1:16–17).
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The aim of this paper is to present ancient commentaries on Psalm 18 (LXX), with a special focus on verse 5c, in the works of Christian authors up to Origen. The paper initially draws attention to relevant passages in the works of the Apostolic Fathers as well as to the christological understanding of Psalm 18 in the work of Justin the Martyr. The main part consequently follows which is dedicated to the commentary of Psalm 18 in Eclogae Propheticae 51–63 written by Clement of Alexandria. This text in which Clement refers to Hermogenes and Pantainos, two less known figures of Early Christianity, represents the first systematic commentary on Psalm 18. Clement interprets the verse “In the sun he pitched his covert” not only from the christological, but also from the ecclesiological and eschatological point of view. The final part of the paper treats Origen’s commentary preserved in Pamphilus’ Apologia pro Origene. Origen supposedly interpreted Psalm 18 from the christological and ecclesiological point of view, however, unlike Clement he strongly disagrees with the interpretation of Hermogenes’ followers and, additionally, his interpretation lacks the eschatological level, so typical for Clement’s interpretation.
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