Psalms of the Way and the Kingdom: A Conference with the Commentators

by J. H. Eaton

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 1995

Overview

John Eaton, well known for his Psalms commentary, here offers a new model of commentary-writing. The Psalms treated are those exalting God's Torah (Psalms 1, 19, 119) and those proclaiming his kingship (93, 97, 99). A detailed examination is made of the treatment of these psalms by selected exegetes from Delitzsch to the present. General conclusions are then drawn for such questions as dating, text, unity, meaning, piety, theology, and relation to prophecy. Both groups of psalms are found to contain great riches of religious insight and experience, which exegetes have rarely come within range of appreciating. Several important interpreters are only superficially known outside their own language group; the present study seeks to remedy this.

Product Details

• Title: Psalms of the Way and the Kingdom: A Conference with the Commentators
• Author: John H. Eaton
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 120

About J. H. Eaton

John Eaton taught Old Testament at Birmingham University in England until his retirement. He is the author of many notable books on the Psalms and the Old Testament, including Vision in Worship, The Circle of Creation, and The Psalms: A Historical and Spiritual Commentary with an Introduction and Translation (included in Psalms: A Commentary, and Its New Testament Relevance).