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9780805210231

On the Book of Psalms Exploring the Prayers of Ancient Israel

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    9780805210231

  • ISBN10:

    0805210237

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-01-03
  • Publisher: Schocken
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Summary

This book is the result of a lifetime of study of the Hebrew Bible by a mature scholar whose love of the Tanakh, and especially of the Psalter, shines through on every page.

Author Biography

Nahum M. Sarna is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of Understanding Genesis and Exploring Exodus.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction 3(22)
Psalm 1: The Moral Individual-The Immoral Society
25(24)
Psalm 8: Two Paradoxes: God and Human Beings
49(20)
Psalm 19: The Excellence of Torah: An Anti-pagan Polemic
69(28)
Psalm 15 and 24: Morality and Worship
97(40)
Psalm 30: Thanksgiving for Recovery from Illness
137(14)
Psalm 48: A Zion Hymn
151(16)
Psalm 82: A Judgment on the Judges
167(10)
Psalm 93: The Lord Is King!
177(12)
Psalm 94: How Long Shall Evil Prevail?
189(16)
Afterword 205(4)
Abbreviations 209(4)
Notes 213(52)
Bibliography 265(16)
General Index 281(14)
Biblical Reference Index 295

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