Interpreting the Psalms : issues and approaches /

Interpreting the Psalms : issues and approaches / [print] edited by Philip S. Johnston and David Firth. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press ; 2005. Leicester, England : Apollos, (c)2005. - 332 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Psalms interpretation in context -- The Psalms and current study The Psalms and the genre of ancient near eastern prayers The Psalms and key themes -- Distress in the Psalms The Psalms and praise The Psalms and the king The Psalms and the cult Symbolism in the Psalms : the cherubim-ark The Psalms and interpretation issues -- The teaching of the Psalms The ethics of the Psalms Body idioms and the Psalms Psalm one and Torah-meditation : an invitation to 'sound out' Torah The Psalms and interpretative traditions -- The structure of the psalter Qumran and the Psalms The Psalms in the Gospels and Acts The targum of Psalms David M. Howard, Jr. -- Tremper Longman III -- Philip Johnston -- James Hely Hutchinson -- Jamie Grant -- Jerome F.D. Creach -- Craig C. Broyles -- David G. Firth -- Gordon Wenham -- Andy Warren-Rothlin -- Michael LeFebvre -- Gerald H. Wilson -- Dwight D. Swanson -- Dale A. Brueggemann -- Timothy Edwards.



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Bible.--Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1430.F527.I584 2006 BS1430