Encountering the Book of Psalms
Subtitle: A Literary and Theological Introduction
Series: Encountering biblical studies
Publisher: Baker Academic, a division of Baker Book House Co.
Published: November 2001
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780801022456
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: Religion; O.T.; Bible.; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Psalms; Bible - Criticism  Interpretation - Old Testament; Bible - Study - Old Testament; Biblical Studies - Old Testament; Bible; Criticism, interpretation, etc; O.T
Table of contents: title: Part one : Encountering the literary and hermeneutical dimensions of the Psalms.; title: "Begin the music" : introducing the Psalms; title: Listening to the symphony of praise : interpreting the Psalms; title: The seams of the garment of praise : the structure of the book; title: Part two : Encountering the Psalms as worship and historical reflection.; title: The Psalms in worship and faith; title: Encountering theology and history in the Psalms; title: Part three : Encountering the Psalms as literary and theological types.; title: "Praise the Lord, o my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name" : the psalms of praise; title: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" : psalms of lament; title: "I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy" : psalms of thanksgiving; title: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" : psalms of trust; title: "You are my son; today I have become your father" : psalms of the earthly king; title: "The Lord reigns" : psalms of the heavenly king; title: "My mouth will speak words of wisdom" : the wisdom psalms; title: "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul" : the psalms of Torah; title: "May they be blotted out of the book of life" : the imprecatory psalms