Arguing with God
Subtitle: a theological anthropology of the Psalms
By: Bernd Janowski ; translated by Armin Siedlecki
Publisher: WJK, Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Louisville, Kentucky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780664233235
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Biblia; Criticism, interpretation; Crítica e interpretación; Bible; Hombre
Work titles: Konfliktgespräche mit Gott
Description: Janowski begins with an introduction to Old Testament anthropology, concentrating on themes of being forsaken by God, enmity, legal difficulties, and sickness. Each chapter defines a problem and considers it in relation to anthropological insights from related fields of study and a thematically relevant example from the Psalms, including how a central aspect of this Psalm is explored in other Old Testament or Ancient Near Eastern texts. Each chapter concludes with an "Anthropological Keyword," which explores especially important words and phrases in the Psalms. The book also includes reflections on reading the Psalms from a New Testament perspective, focusing on themes of transience, praising God, salvation from death, and trust in God. Janowski&#x2019;s study demonstrates how the Psalms have important theological implications and ultimately help us to understand what it means to be human.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-416) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: What is a human being?; title: Fundamental questions of Old Testament anthropology; title: The Psalms as fundamental anthropological texts; title: "How long will you hide your face?" (Ps. 13:1/2): the complaining human being; title: "Swords are on their lips" (Ps. 59:7/8): the hostile human being; title: "Establish justice for me according to my righteousness, YHWH!" (Ps. 7:8/9): the persecuted human being; title: "When will he die and his name perish?" (Ps. 41:5/6): the human being in sickness; title: Interlude: the gate to the abyss; title: "My life has touched the underworld" (Ps. 88:3/4): the transitory human being; title: "You have girded me with gladness" (Ps. 30:11/12): the praising human being; title: "You show me the path of life" (Ps. 16:11): the gifted human being; title: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Ps. 22:1/2): God's human being; title: Postscript: The way toward life.