Christ in the Psalms
Overview
Christ in the Psalms takes the reader on a thought-provoking and enlightening pilgrimage through this beloved prayer book of the church. Lively and highly devotional, this book holds a wealth of insight into the beloved Scriptures, the world of the early church, and the Apostles themselves, who constantly used and referred to the Psalms in their own writings. Christ in the Psalms is appropriate for Great Lent or any other time of the year.
- Analyzes each one of the Psalms individually
- Discusses the theological unity of the Old and New Testament
- Presents an Orthodox perspective on the book of Psalms
Top Highlights
“A progressive scheme of images is developed through the first three psalms. They form a tripod on which the whole Psalter stands. These three psalms do not simply appear first in the book; they provide, in addition, the theological outline of the book: first, the Man (Psalm 1), then the Messiah (Psalm 2), and finally the Suffering Servant (Psalm 3). Since this triadic pattern of reference runs throughout the Psalter, one may regard these three psalms as the book’s proper ‘introduction.’” (Page xiv)
“That ‘blessed man’ introduced in the first psalm is now proclaimed in the second psalm to be God’s only-begotten Son, the sole Mediator between God and man, the Man Jesus Christ.” (Page 4)
“Even in the Old Testament, in other words, ecclesiology—the people of God—is the basis and principle of canonicity. The congregation precedes the canon.” (Page ix)
“In this, then, consists the wrath of God: that He turns man loose, that He lets man go, hands him over, that He abandons man to his own choice of evil.” (Page 11)
“The true sense of our sinfulness does not come from measuring the distance between our own conduct and the grandeur of the moral law. Oh no, it is only in the overwhelming presence of the Holy One Himself that we sinners know how utterly sinful we are.” (Page 99)
- Title: Christ in the Psalms
- Author: Patrick Henry Reardon
- Publisher: Ancient Faith
- Print Publication Date: 2000
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 328
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Psalms › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 1888212217, 9781888212211
- Resource ID: LLS:CHRISTPSALMS
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:20:13Z
Reviews
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7/11/2020
Every so often I come across a book that has the ability to transform a life. This is one such book. Written in a beautiful style, with poise, keen insight and love for Christ, Father Patrick Reardon, has written a book that every Christian ought to read. We live in strange times, where the Old Testament is becoming ever more disconnected form the New; where 'people of knowledge' sometimes think it their duty to shut the door on a Christian interpretation of the Old Testament, all in the name of modernity and ecumenicism. Reardon is like a gentle prophet, beckoning the Church to return to its roots, to its truly Catholic, Orthodox and Apostolic character, by rediscovering its own Savior in the Psalms. Bound to become a classic.
