Psalms

Walter Brueggemann

Columbia Theological Seminary

William H. Bellinger, Jr.

Baylor University

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Brueggemann, Walter.

Psalms/Walter Brueggemann, William H. Bellinger, Jr.

p. cm. – (New Cambridge Bible commentary)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-521-84092-7 (hardback) – ISBN 978-0-521-60076-7 (paperback)

1. Bible. O.T. Psalms – Commentaries. I. Bellinger, W. H. II. Title.

BS1430.53.B784 2013

223′.207–dc23 2012019716

ISBN 978-0-521-84092-7 Hardback

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