Interpreting the Psalms

by Firth, David

• ISBN13: 9780830828333
• ISBN10: 0830828338
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-10
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

The book of Psalms has been precious to countless people in many languages and countries over many centuries. It has expressed their hopes and fears, inspired their faith, and renewed their trust in God. Through the Psalms, the spiritual insight and religious heritage of ancient Israel have had a profound and lasting impact on the human race.The book of Psalms is also of great interest to biblical scholars, and scholarly study of the Psalms is in the midst of a sea change. A generation ago, the dominant tendency was to study individual psalms in relation to their literary forms and cultural functions. However, in recent years, studies have increasingly emphasized Hebrew poetry, the structure of the entire Psalter, and its development from earlier collections to a unified canonical book.In exploring these and other facets, this volume aims to bridge the gap between general introductions to the study of the Psalms and specialized literature. Written by members and guests of the Tyndale Fellowship Old Testament Study Group, it offers the insights of internationally recognized Old Testament scholars into the world of the Psalms.This volume will be a treasure to both students and scholars alike.

Table of Contents

Contributors	7	(11)
Abbreviations	11	(6)
Introduction	17	(6)
A. Psalms Interpretation in Context
The Psalms and Current Study	23	(18)
David M. Howard, Jr
The Psalms and Ancient Near Eastern Prayer Genres	41	(22)
Tremper Longman III
B. The Psalms and Key Themes
The Psalms and Distress	63	(22)
Philip S. Johnston
The Psalms and Praise	85	(16)
James Hely Hutchinson
The Psalms and the King	101	(18)
Jamie A. Grant
The Psalms and the Cult	119	(20)
Jerome F. D. Creach
The Psalms and Cult Symbolism: The Case of the Cherubim-Ark	139	(20)
Craig C. Broyles
C. The Psalms and Interpretation Issues
The Teaching of the Psalms	159	(16)
David G. Firth
The Ethics of the Psalms	175	(20)
Gordon J. Wenbam
Body Idioms and the Psalms	195	(18)
Andy L. Warren-Rothlin
Torah-Meditation and the Psalms: The Invitation of Psalm 1	213	(16)
Michael LeFebvre
D. The Psalms and Interpretative Traditions
The Structure of the Psalter	229	(18)
Gerald H. Wilson
Qumran and the Psalms	247	(16)
Dwight D. Swanson
The Evangelists and the Psalms	263	(16)
Dale A. Brueggemann
The Targum of Psalms	279	(26)
Timothy M. Edwards
Appendices
Index of Form-Critical Categorizations	295	(6)
Index of Selective Psalms Commentaries	301	(4)
Bibliography	305	(28)
Names Index	333	(4)
Scripture Index	337