This book offers unique insights into the Psalms and sketches a variety of interpretive possibilities. The exposition of Psalm texts against the background of their different historical and/or cultic settings in the ancient Near East sets a firm basis for their reapplication in … more
The Psalms have been used as a source of spiritual refreshment and private devotion, as well as part of public worship, by both Jewish and Christian believers throughout the centuries. For many, they have been a treasury of faith to be drawn on in every situation in life, … more
In this thorough commentary, Professor Kraus takes each Psalm in turn, offers a fresh translation, a bibliography, linguistic notes, discussion of the form and origin of the passage, a verse-by-verse commentary, and a summary of the particular Psalm’s main theological points. In … more
This volume completes the publication in English of Kraus’s classic work on the Psalms in the Biblischer Kommentar series. Like the first volume, Psalms 60–150 offers a fresh translation of each Psalm, a bibliography, a discussion of the form and origin of the passage, and a … more
Hans-Joachim Kraus’s Theology of the Psalms is meant to accompany, enrich, and complement his magisterial 2-volume commentary (also available in this collection). In the Psalms, Yahweh reveals himself in the history of his people. The Psalms point beyond themselves to the mystery … more
Book V of the Psalter (Psalms 107–150) divides into three, with the Songs of the Ascents (120–134) as the central section, and the first and third units following parallel structures (historical, Davidic, alphabetical, Hallel psalms). The units are all compositions of the Return … more
Peter Craigie demonstrates in this commentary that the biblical psalms express “the most profound of human feelings and insights—prayer, praise, liturgy, wisdom and lament.” Through careful analysis of language and form, he communicates both the emotional and theological impact of … more
…university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Product Details Title: Word Biblical Commentary Volume 19: Psalms 1-50 Author: Peter C. Craigie Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: … more
…university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Product Details Title: Word Biblical Commentary Volume 20: Psalms 51-100 Author: Marvin E. Tate Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: … more
The Psalms have been a source of encouragement and hope for millennia. They express our deepest yearnings, our greatest sins and God’s wonderful forgiveness. John Eaton, a distinguished Old Testament scholar, has spent a lifetime studying the Psalms. His exceptional commentary … more
This study of Book III of the Psalter examines evidence for the canonical organization of these seventeen psalms and finds cohesive links that create a consistent and coherent dialogue throughout. Continual laments by a righteous individual on behalf of and in concert with the … more
…university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Product Details Title: Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 21: Psalms 101-150 Author: Leslie Allen Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: … more
The Asaph psalms (50, 73–83) are a unity. They often call God “Elohim” and “El,” and the people “Joseph,” as Amos does; they appeal to Israelite history, the exodus and the covenant; they are written in the face of military catastrophe. In this suggestive and brilliant work, … more
…serve to bring out doubly the significance and import of these hymns of worship of ancient Israel. —The Westminster Product Details Title: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Psalms, Volume 1 Author: C. A. Briggs and E. G. Briggs Editors: Samuel Rolles Driver, Alfred … more
…and depth of insight. —The Churchman Product Details Title: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Psalms, Volume 2 Author: C. A. Briggs and E. G. Briggs Editors: Samuel Rolles Driver, Alfred Plummer, and Charles Augustus Briggs Publisher: T & T Clark Publication Date: … more
