On the Book of Psalms Exploring the Prayers of Ancient Israel

by SARNA, NAHUM M.

• ISBN13: 9780805210231
• ISBN10: 0805210237
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780307761477
• 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