Psalms

The familiar and yet unfamiliar world of the Psalms -- Textual criticism -- Sense rhythms of the Psalms -- Historical and source criticism -- Psalm genres and form criticism -- Redaction criticism -- Canonical criticism -- Rhetorical or literary criticism -- Reader-oriented criticism -- Appraisal of...

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Main Author: Grogan, Geoffrey 1925-2011 (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan Cambridge, U.K. William B. Eerdmans 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:[Rezension von: GROGAN, GEOFFREY W., Psalms (Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary)] (2009) (Brown, William P., 1958 -)
Series/Journal:The two horizons Old Testament commentary
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Psalms
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Commentary
B Bible. Psalms Commentaries
B Bible. Psalms Theology
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Summary:The familiar and yet unfamiliar world of the Psalms -- Textual criticism -- Sense rhythms of the Psalms -- Historical and source criticism -- Psalm genres and form criticism -- Redaction criticism -- Canonical criticism -- Rhetorical or literary criticism -- Reader-oriented criticism -- Appraisal of the various types of criticism -- Use of the psalms today -- Excursus : the Davidic Psalms -- Exegesis -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5 -- Theological horizons of Psalms -- The psalter's key theological themes -- The basic convictions of the psalmists -- The nature and importance of these themes -- Yahweh, Israel's God, is the only God there is -- Yahweh is the God of creation -- Yahweh is the God of the Exodus -- Yahweh is the God of Sinai -- Yahweh is the God of Jerusalem/Zion -- The covenants and the theological significance of the exile -- The "death and resurrection" of Israel -- The moral nature and requirements of Yahweh -- The covenantal nature of Yahweh's relationship with Israel -- The special importance of the covenant with David -- The covenant and the individual's experience of God -- The blessings of the covenant relationship -- The responsibilities of the covenant relationship -- The unconditional/conditional nature of the covenant -- The psalter as means of grace for the traumatized people of God -- Yahweh as the God of the future, the God who plans, the God of the Messiah and His kingdom -- A "resurrection" followed the nation's "death" in Babylon -- The book of Psalms, as finally arranged, has an eschatological message -- The psalmists' problems will find future resolution involving both the nation and the individual -- The dynastic promise of Psalm 2 will be fulfilled -- The moral affirmations of Psalm 1 will be vindicated through coming judgment -- Psalms 146-150 show history climaxing in universal praise -- The contribution of the psalter to biblical theology -- A warm doctrine of God -- A firm and confident doctrine of historical revelation -- A heartfelt and expanding sense of community -- A profound doctrine of sin -- A realistic doctrine of suffering -- A responsive doctrine of prayer and worship -- An unshakable doctrine of the Messiah -- The psalter's relevance to modern theological and other issues -- The doctrines of God and creation -- The doctrines of humanity and sin -- The doctrines of Christ's person and work -- The doctrines of grace, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the Christian life -- The doctrine of the church -- The doctrine of the last things -- The doctrine of Scripture
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 436 - 447) and indexes
ISBN:0802827063