CM328 Preaching the Psalms
Overview
Dr. Futato begins this course by teaching the basic mechanics of Hebrew poetry, such as how imagery and parallelism work and how they help us interpret a Psalm. He shows you how to read Psalms both as a unified book and how to break it down into different categories—like hymn, lament, and thanksgiving—and he explains why both of these approaches are needed. He then draws from his own experience as a pastor to teach you how to prepare and shape a sermon on a Psalm using your interpretive research. In the last section Dr. Futato brings all the elements of the course together and walks you through how he would study a specific Psalm and craft a sermon, from start to finish.
Top Highlights
“What we will develop more is the idea that Hebrew poetry can be distinguished from prose based on the high frequency of two things: parallelism and imagery.” (source)
“Prose is going to be printed in block, and poetry is going to be printed in indentations.” (source)
“the smallest unit we can call ‘colon.’ A colon is a subunit of a line.” (source)
“Now, the typical Hebrew line is made up of two cola, and so we call this basic line a ‘bicolon.’” (source)
“So Hebrew poetry is a type of Hebrew literature distinguished from prose.” (source)
- Title: CM328 Preaching the Psalms
- Author: Mark Futato
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Psalms › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Preaching; Bible › Homiletical use; Education › Bible. O.T. Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Preaching; Education › Bible--Homiletical use
- Resource ID: LLS:CM328FUTATO
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:38:10Z
Dr. Mark D. Futato joined Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) in 1999, and serves as the Robert L. Maclellan Professor of Old Testament. He teaches core classes on Hebrew and Old Testament books. Dr. Futato served as academic dean of RTS Orlando from 2004 to 2012.
Dr. Futato’s research interests include biblical Hebrew, the book of Psalms, and the role that elements of creation, such as climate and geography, play in Scripture. Dr. Futato has published multiple books on the Psalms, as well as an /Introduction to Biblical Hebrew/. He is currently finishing a commentary on Jonah.
Dr. Futato also served on the translation team for the book of Psalms in the New Living Translation, contributed study notes for The ESV Study Bible and The Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible, and contributed to the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis.
Students appreciate Dr. Futato’s passionate emphasis on God’s desire to bless all nations, his engaging communication style, and his practical application of biblical texts to those who struggle, suffer, and doubt. Dr. Futato and his wife, Adele, have four children: William, Evan, Mark Jr., and Annie.