Reading Biblical Song Ethically
GORDON J. WENHAM
Baker Academic
a division of Baker Publishing Group
Grand Rapids, Michigan
STUDIES in THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION
Series Editors
Craig G. Bartholomew
Redeemer University College
Joel B. Green
Fuller Theological Seminary
Christopher R. Seitz
Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
Editorial Advisory Board
Gary Anderson
University of Notre Dame
Markus Bockmuehl
University of Oxford
Richard Hays
Duke University Divinity School
Christine Pohl
Asbury Theological Seminary
Eleonore Stump
Saint Louis University
Anthony Thiselton
University of Nottingham
University of Chester
Marianne Meye Thompson
Fuller Theological Seminary
Kevin Vanhoozer
Wheaton College Graduate School
John Webster
University of Aberdeen
Jim Kinney
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wenham, Gordon J.
Psalms as Torah: reading biblical song ethically / Gordon J. Wenham.
p. cm.—(Studies in theological interpretation)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and indexes.
ISBN 978-0-8010-3168-7 (pbk.)
1. Bible. O.T. Psalms—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Ethics in the Bible.
I. Title.
BS1430.6.E8W46 2012
223ʹ.206—dc23 | 2011042127 |
Unless otherwise identified, all translations from French, German, and Italian are the author’s.
Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2007
Scripture quotations labeled KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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To St. Mary’s Church, Charlton Kings, a church that sings the psalms
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About Psalms as Torah: Reading Biblical Song EthicallyThe Psalms are the most-read part of the Old Testament, but their importance for ethics has often been overlooked. However, the Psalms offer some of the most potent ethical instruction in the Bible. In this volume, renowned Old Testament scholar Gordon Wenham examines the source of the Psalms’ power, reflects on their main ethical themes, and shows how they function as prayers that change us. Wenham makes an important contribution to biblical scholarship and breaks new ground in discussions of Old Testament ethics, yet he writes accessibly, making this book invaluable for students in Old Testament or ethics courses, scholars, and pastors alike. |
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