2009-01-192009-01-192004Otto, E 2004, 'Politische Theologie in den Konigspsalmen zwischen Agypten und Assyrien - Die Herrscherlegitimation in den Psalmen 2 und 18 in ihren altorientalischen Kontexten', Verbum et Ecclesia, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 619-652. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_verbum.html]1609-9982http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8625This article deals especially with Psalm 2* and Psalm 18* and they are understood against a neo-Assyrian context. During the latter part of the eight and the first half of the seventh century the neo-Assyrian power was especially felt in Judah and the influence of its royal ideology can clearly be detected in these two psalms. Psalm 89* and Psalm 72* were also influenced by the Assyrian royal theology but these motifs were used in a subversive way. In Psalm 2* and Psalm 18* the neo-Assyrian motifs were employed to elaborate the Jerusalem royal ideology.deFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaPsalmsPolitical theologyBible -- O.T. -- Psalms -- TheologyArticle