Psalms 1-50 (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible | BTC)

by Ellen T. Charry

Publisher:

Brazos

, 2015

Overview

The biblical psalms are perhaps the most commented-upon texts in human history. They are at once deeply alluring and deeply troubling. In this addition to the acclaimed Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible (19 vols.), Ellen Charry offers a theological reading of Psalms 1–50, exploring the conversation they engage about God, suffering, and hope as well as ways of belonging to community. Charry examines the context of the psalms as worship—tending to both their original setting and their subsequent Jewish and Christian appropriation—and explores the psychological dynamics facing the speaker.

Key Features

• Examines the context of the psalms
• Explores the themes of hope, suffering, and community
• Analyzes psychological dynamics in the psalms

Praise for the Print Edition

Charry’s multilayered commentary focuses on the matters that are of most concern to those who pray—struggles with doubt and doubters, evil-doers and the problem of evil, the absence and invisibility of God. Grounded in a close reading of the text, this widely useful volume steadily demonstrates how the psalmists discover and rediscover God’s faithfulness.

—Ellen F. Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School

Ellen Charry’s exposition of Psalms 1–50 is in a class of its own as a theological exposition of an Old Testament book. As William Brown’s foreword says, she mines the real theological and pastoral value of the Psalms for all they’re worth. I shall often come back to this commentary when I am seeking further perspective on the significance of these inexhaustible praises and prayers.

—John Goldingay, David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary

This is a very thoughtful, theological reflection on the Psalter. Truly to be commended is the seriousness with which Charry takes up the settings provided by the Psalm titles themselves as well as the questions raised by Jewish and Christian interpreters over the centuries. In this way, the commentary allows the theological depth of the Psalter to open up new vistas for the religious life.

—Gary A. Anderson, Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology, University of Notre Dame

Product Details

• Title: Psalms 1-50
• Author: Ellen T. Charry
• Series: Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
• Publisher: Brazos
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Pages: 304
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Psalms 1-50 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781441267030, 9781587431579, 1441267034, 1587431572
• Resource ID: LLS:BRAZOS19PS1
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-11-07T23:09:08Z

About Ellen T. Charry

Ellen T. Charry is Princeton Theological Seminary’s Margaret W. Harmon Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology. She earned both the M.A. and the Ph.D. in religion from Temple University following the M.S.W. from Yeshiva University and the B.A. from Barnard College. Her interest is in the Christian life. She currently serves as an editor-at-large for The Christian Century and serves on the Theology Committee of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church. She is a member of the Pursuit of Happiness Project established by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, supported by a grant from The John Templeton Foundation. Major Publications Franz Rosenzweig on the Freedom of God (Wyndham Hall Press, 1987) By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine (Oxford University Press, 1997) Inquiring after God: Classic and Contemporary Readings (Blackwell, 2000) God and the Art of Happiness (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, forthcoming 2010)