The Lord Is My Shepherd: Psalm 23 for the Life of the Church (Touchstone Texts)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
There are few biblical texts more familiar to Christians than Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want . . .” It is one of the Bible’s most popular passages, retaining a special place in ministry and giving hope to the burdened.
Internationally recognized Old Testament scholar Richard Briggs helps readers understand the power and vision of Psalm 23. He offers a close word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase reading of this classic and beloved text, showing how it can speak afresh to the life of the church today. Briggs explores the reception of Psalm 23 down through the ages, covers background issues, and examines the ways the psalm addresses practical questions such as stress, death, enemies, and hope. The book helps reconnect the Christian church to the Old Testament, making it perfect for sermon preparation and small group study.
The Touchstone Texts series addresses key Bible passages, making high-quality biblical scholarship accessible for the church. The series editor is Stephen B. Chapman, Duke Divinity School.
- Helps readers understand the power and vision of Psalm 23
- Offers a close word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase reading of this classic and beloved text
- Addresses key Bible passages, making high-quality biblical scholarship accessible for the church
- Title: The Lord Is My Shepherd: Psalm 23 for the Life of the Church
- Author: Richard S. Briggs
- Series: Touchstone Texts
- Publisher: Baker Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 203
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Psalms 23 › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9781493432141, 9781540961853, 9781493432127, 1493432141, 1540961850, 1493432125
- Resource ID: LLS:LRD23TCHSTNTXTS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:20:15Z
Richard S. Briggs is Lecturer in Old Testament and Director of Biblical Studies at Cranmer Hall, St. John’s College, Durham University, England, where he teaches Old Testament. He is the author of Words in Action: Speech Act Theory and Biblical Interpretation (2001) and The Virtuous Reader: Old Testament Narrative and Interpretive Virtue (2010).