Soundings in the Theology of Psalms: Perspectives and Methods in Contemporary Scholarship (Biblia.com)

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The many introductions to the psalms available to readers tend to focus on various types and forms of psalms but overlook different theological approaches to the Psalter. This volume brings together leading psalms scholars from Catholic and Protestant traditions and takes into account recent scholarship on the shape and shaping of the Psalter and on the rhetorical interpretation of the Psalms.

Rolf A. Jacobson For both Christians and Jews, the Psalms have played and continue to play a central role in life of faith. The Psalter provides intimate prayers that believers pray to interact with God—in times of crisis, doubt, and joy. The Psalter also provides liturgies and hymns that shape the practices and beliefs of people who come together in God’s presence for worship. The Psalter offers promises

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