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Theology from the Psalms: The Story of God’s Steadfast Love

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, 2023
ISBN: 9781540966964
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Hassell Bullock has studied, taught, and written successful texts on the Psalms for 40 years. In this book, he walks through how the Psalms convey the grand story of creation and redemption, Scripture’s two theological ends, and the underlying story of God and humanity in relationship.

Bullock explains how the literal and metaphorical language in the Psalms work together to articulate the message and deepen our understanding. He presents interpretive principles gleaned from the psalmists themselves and shows how these writers make intertextual connections to other Scriptures, sometimes quoting but mostly alluding, which can help us make corresponding connections between Old and New Testament teachings. The Psalms are examples of applying wisdom and Scriptures to personal and national issues and of how God interacts and intervenes in real-life situations, which help us apply the Bible today.

Bullock’s mature reflections and guidance on understanding and applying the Psalms’ theological message will complement any traditional introduction to the Psalms.

  • Presents interpretive principles gleaned from the psalmists
  • Shows how the psalmists make intertextual connections
  • Explains how the literal and metaphorical language in the Psalms work together to articulate the message and deepen our understanding
  • Introductory Matters

    • Part 1: God

  • 1. The Aleph and Tav of Psalmic Theology
  • 2. Hesed, God’s Steadfast Love
  • 3. Thinking Comprehensively about God’s Goodness (Tob)
  • 4. Yahweh’s Condescension in the Psalter
  • 5. Judgment, the Other Side of Justice
  • 6. Covenant, the Intractable Bond
  • 7. The Laughter of God

    • Part 2: Humanity

  • 8. The Human Condition
  • 9. We Become Like Our God
  • 10. Shamed and Shaming
  • 11. Weeping for the Night, but Joy in the Morning
  • 12. Waiting on the Lord
  • 13. They Did Not Remember to Show Kindness

    • Part 3: Redemption

  • 14. All in the Family: “For His Name’s Sake”
  • 15. Finding God in the Fabric of the World
  • 16. The Fear of the Lord
  • 17. Praise of God, the Rehearsal Hall for Eternity
  • Indexes
In Theology from the Psalms, Professor C. H. Bullock presents a lifetime of scholarly study and pastoral reflection on the Psalms in short essays that nourish the soul and are delightful to read. This book is distinguished by its careful attention to the Hebrew text, thoughtful bridges to Christian theology, and kindhearted tone. It will give readers a deeper appreciation for the spiritual power and contemporary relevance of the Psalms. Anyone who preaches or teaches the Psalms will find treasures on every page that illuminate specific passages and a theological center of gravity that shows how the Psalter holds together.

—Michael Graves, author of How Scripture Interprets Scripture

The Psalms have been an integral part of Hassell Bullock’s personal and professional life for half a century (and more), and we, the readers, are the beneficiaries of this deep dive into the Psalter’s theology. Rich and granular, engaging and stimulating, this book will reward anyone who dips into it, as they encounter topic after topic of the Psalms’ theology, many not treated elsewhere. (How can one resist a book that has a chapter titled ‘The Laughter of God’?) I recommend it enthusiastically!

—David M. Howard Jr., professor of Old Testament, Bethlehem College and Seminary

As Hassell Bullock writes, ‘The book of Psalms’ is basically ‘Israel’s theology compacted in one book.’ From Bullock’s lyrical and profound words opening the preface to his final meditations on how our present praise of God puts us in the rehearsal hall for eternity, Theology from the Psalms: The Story of God’s Steadfast Love really does crown his forty years of studying, teaching, preaching, and writing on the Psalms. Read it, and be drawn into closer fellowship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

—Mark Talbot, author of When the Stars Disappear: Help and Hope from Stories of Suffering in Scripture

C. HASSELL BULLOCK (B.A., Samford University; B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary; University Ph.D., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion) is professor of Old Testament studies at Wheaton College. Since the completion of his formal education, Dr. Bullock has served as both a professor and as a pastor in 10 different churches.

He is the author of An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophetic Books, Encountering the Book of Psalms, An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophetic Books, and An Introduction to the Old Testament Poetic Books.

Dr. Bullock resides in Wheaton, Illinois.

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