The Psalms as Christian Worship
A Historical Commentary
Bruce K. Waltke & James M. Houston
With
Erika Moore
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.
© 2010 Bruce K. Waltke and James M. Houston
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Published 2010 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Waltke, Bruce K.
The Psalms as Christian worship: a historical commentary / Bruce K. Waltke & James M. Houston; with Erika Moore.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-8028-6374-4 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Bible. O.T. Psalms—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Houston, J. M. (James Macintosh), 1922–II. Moore, Erika. III. Title.
BS1430.52.W36 2010
223′.2067—dc22
2010008909
II. Commentary’s Objective: An Apologia
III. Commentary’s Scholarly Context
Survey of History of Interpretation of the Book of Psalms
1. Survey of Second Temple Period Interpretation of the Psalms
I. Diversity in Judaism and the Psalter
II. The Composition and Shape of the Psalter
III. Common Features of Second Temple Interpretation of the Psalms
IV. Distinctive Features of the Major Extant Witnesses to Second Temple Interpretation of the Psalms
2. Historical Introduction to the Interpretation of the Psalms in Church Orthodoxy
I. Interpretive Principles of Pre-Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
II. Augustine and Medieval Monastic Exegesis
III. Christian Hebraism and Scholasticism in the High to Late Middle Ages
IV. “The Plain Text” of the Reformers
V. The Beginnings of Biblical Criticism During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
VI. Separation of the “Literal” from the “Historical” in Biblical Studies During the Eighteenth Century
VII. Conservative German and British Scholars of the Nineteenth Century
VIII. Contemporary Form-Criticism
3. History of Interpretation Since the Reformation: “Accredited Exegesis”
I. The Approach of Historical Biblical Criticism
III. Nineteenth-Century Division of Orthodox and Biblical Critics
IV. 1900: Form-Critical Approach
V. 1920: Cult-Functional Approach
VI. The Canonical-Messianic Approach
VII. Conclusion: Accredited Exegesis
I. Seeking the Presence of I AM
II. Psalms as the Microcosm of the Bible
IV. Psalm 1 as the Preface to the Psalter
VI. Hilary of Poitiers’ Commentary on Psalm 1
VIII. Renaissance and Reformation Commentators
IX. John Calvin’s Commentary on Psalm 1
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About The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical CommentaryThe Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary is a collaboration by two of the most revered evangelical scholars of the last 50 years. Bruce Waltke, who has been teaching and preaching the book of Psalms for over fifty years, skillfully establishes the meaning of the Hebrew text through the careful exegesis for which he is well known. James Houston traces the church’s historical interpretation and use of these psalms, highlighting their deep spiritual significance to Christians through the ages. Waltke and Houston focus their in-depth commentary on thirteen psalms that represent various genres and perspectives or hold special significance for Christian faith and the life of the church, including Psalm 1, Psalm 23, Psalm 51, and Psalm 139. While much modern scholarship has tended to “despiritualize” the Psalms, Waltke and Houston’s “sacred hermeneutic” listens closely to the two voices of the Holy Spirit—heard infallibly in Scripture and edifyingly in the church’s response. A masterly historical-devotional commentary, The Psalms as Christian Worship will deepen the church's worship and enrich the faith and life of contemporary Christians. |
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