Surrendering retribution in the psalms
Subtitle: responses to violence in individual complaints
By: David G. Firth ; foreword by D.L. Morcom.
Series: Paternoster biblical monographs
Publisher: Paternoster
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Milton Keynes (U.K.); Waynesboro, GA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781842273371
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms.; Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-152) and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction and methodology. Statement of problem ; Argument ; The nature of violence ; Methodology; value: Psalms of false accusation. Psalm 7 ; Psalm 17 ; Psalm 109 ; Psalm 139; value: Prayers for protection. Psalm 3 ; Psalm 27 ; Psalm 35 ; Psalm 55 ; Psalm 56 ; Psalm 64 ; Psalm 143; value: Psalms of sickness. Psalm 38 ; Psalm 69; value: Conclusion. Summary of results ; Implications of results for the study of the Psalms ; Areas for further research.