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31	The Importance of Hebrew for Biblical Spirituality Spira, Seamus David Ben-Moshe 06 1900 (has links) The thesis of this dissertation is to explore the importance of Hebrew as contained in the Old Testament or Hebrew Canon, for a grasp of the spirituality or spiritualities of the people we encounter in these texts. Furthermore, to gauge the continued and extended importance of this language knowledge as it pertains to contemporary spirituality or spiritualities based upon these scriptures. This will be done with the laity and academia in mind and hence we will study these spiritualities as they pertain both to experience and academic enquiry. We will also explore the possible personal and societal transformation, which could result from such an investigation. In view of this, we will limit our scope to three test psalms all from Book I of the Psalter; and our assessment of the importance of Hebrew for Biblical Spirituality will be based on only three key areas, namely language, exegesis and continued meaning. / Christian Spirituality / M. Th. (Christian Spirituality) Spirituality Hebrew Biblical studies Exegesis Christianity Old Testament; Psalms Literary criticism Ancient Near East Bible Translation 248 Spirituality -- Biblical teaching Bible -- O.T. -- Versions Bible -- O.T. -- Theology. Spirituality -- Christianity Hebrew language -- Study and teaching Bible -- Old Testament -- Translating.