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Psalms

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, 2013
ISBN: 9780814628577
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The book of Psalms plays a significant role in the public and private prayer of both the Jewish and Christian communities today, helping to shape the minds and hearts of modern believers. Dianne Bergant examines the theological and historical circumstances from which the psalms originated. She reveals how the psalms were intended for instruction as well as prayer, and helps us experience their lyrical nature. In a fresh encounter with these poems of lament, hymns of praise, and prayers of thanksgiving, readers gain a new appreciation for these ancient texts, remembering that God is “gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in mercy.”

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“Perhaps the most significant wisdom concept is fear of the Lord. It is an attitude of awe and reverence that one should have toward God. While it does indeed include a measure of trepidation, it is more a stance of respect than one of terror.” (Volume 1, Page 52)

“Compassion comes from the Hebrew word for ‘womb’ and designates the love a mother has for her child. Here it signifies the intimacy of the covenant bond that unites God and the people.” (Volume 1, Page 52)

“The earth and everything that is in it belong to the Lord, and not to humankind. This is because the Lord made everything.” (Volume 1, Page 50)

“final editors of the book intended that the Psalter itself be used for instruction, not merely for prayer” (Volume 1, Page 13)

“two divergent ways of life: one leads to happiness, the other to misfortune” (Volume 1, Page 13)

Dianne Bergant, C.S.A. is Professor of Biblical Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She holds a BS in Elementary Education from Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI; an MA and PhD in Biblical Languages and Literature from St. Louis University. Dianne Bergant was President of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (2000-1) and has been an active member of the Chicago Catholic/Jewish Scholars Dialogue for the past twenty years. For more than fifteen years, she was the Old Testament book reviewer of The Bible Today. Bergant was a member of the editorial board of that magazine for twenty-five years, five of those years she served as the magazine’s general editor. She is now on the editorial board of Biblical Theology Bulletin, and Chicago Studies. From 2002 through 2005, Bergant wrote the weekly column The Word for America magazine. She is currently working in the areas of biblical interpretation and biblical theology, particularly issues of peace, ecology and feminism. Besides numerous articles and chapters in books, her publications include: A Word for Every Season. New York: Paulist Press, 2008. Scripture (Engaging Theology: Catholic Perspectives). Collegeville: Liturgical Press (A Michael Glazier Book), 2008. Israel’s Story (Part I and II), Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2006/2007. Lamentations (Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries). Nashville: Abingdon, 2003. Song of Songs (Berit Olam series). Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2001. People of the Covenant: An Invitation to the Old Testament. Franklin, WI: Sheed & Ward, 2001. Preaching the New Lectionary (Years B,C, A). Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1999/2000/2001. Song of Songs: The Love Poetry of Scripture. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 1998. The Earth is the Lord’s: The Bible, Ecology, and Worship (American Essays inLiturgy). Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1998. Israel’s Wisdom Literature: A Liberation-Critical Reading. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997. Collegeville Concise Glossary of Biblical Terms. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994. The Psalms: Grail Translation From the Hebrew (1993 Revision). Chicago: GIA Publications, 1993. The World is a Prayerful Place. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, Inc. 1987; Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1992.

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