Psalms: Reading and Studying the Book of Praises - Couverture souple

Bellinger, William H Jr

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801045614 ISBN 13 : 9780801045615

Editeur : Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group, 2012

Synopsis

"The Study of the Old Testament Psalter has undergone great changes during the twentieth century in an effort to recover a fuller awareness of their original setting and purpose . . . Bellinger's book admirably fulfils the task of exploring the many insights of modern scholarship on the psalms in order to clarify the faith to which they bear witness. It does this by showing the real-life situations which occasioned the formulation of prayers of complaint and praise, opening up a warm sense of the humanity and faith which they nurtured. Readers will find a great richness of scholarship here set out in vigorous and exciting language to make plain that the psalter retains a powerful challenge for the present day. These psalms explore the whole range of human experience and provide a vehicle by which faith can become articulate and sharply focused, even when faced with pain and doubt. The sheer honesty of these prayers challenges contemporary complacency."--Ronald E. Clements, professor of Old Testament studies, King's College, University of London
"Bellinger has created an excellent primer for the Psalms. . . . I like his use of examples in each section and his references in each chapter to what has gone before."--Victor Matthews, professor of religious studies, Southwest Missouri State University

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

W. H. Bellinger Jr. (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the director of graduate studies in religion and a professor of religion at Baylor University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801045614
• ISBN 13: 9780801045615
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 166
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible