An Introduction to the Psalms

by Hunter, Alastair G.

• ISBN13: 9780567030283
• ISBN10: 0567030288
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-24
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

An Introduction to the Psalms provides readers with a guide to the key issues arising from different approaches to these immensely important biblical texts. With practiced clarity Alastair G. Hunter examines how current methods of interpretation - historical, cultural, literary, liturgical and theological - differ from and complement one another. By first providing an overview of contemporary scholarship and an examination of key texts and commentaries, Hunter sets the groundwork for more detailed study as the book progresses. An Introduction to the Psalms offers an understanding of the Psalms as deliberately arranged poetical and liturgical compositions but also explores their literary and theological significance for contemporary readers. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Alastair G. Hunter is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Getting Started	p. 1
The Diversity of Collections of Psalms	p. 17
Historical-Critical Approaches	p. 31
The Psalms as Literature	p. 58
Liturgical Approaches	p. 78
Theological, Philosophical and Anthropological Reflections	p. 108
Conclusions and Retrospect	p. 136
Bibliography	p. 143
Index of Topics	p. 153
Index of Modern Authors	p. 157
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