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Encountering the Book of Psalms : A Literary and Theological Introduction (Encountering Biblical Studies Series) C. Hassell Bullock Retail Price: $24.99 CenturyOne Price: $0.00 Availability: Out-of-print Format: Hardcover , 226pp. ISBN: 0801022452 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: November 2001 Book Information: Description Reviews Reader's Index About the Author Table of Contents Customer Reviews Find Similar Books Average Customer Review: Out-Of-Print A new copy is not available from CenturyOne at this time. A used copy may be available from our network of book dealers. Search Out-of-Print Description From The Publisher: According to author Hassell Bullock, "No collection of poems has ever exercised as much influence on the Western world as the Book of Psalms." The attraction for Jews, Christians, as well as nonbelievers is surely the personal element that pervades these poems, which describe the human situation in all its complexity. Though the Psalms are perhaps the most familiar portion of the Hebrew Bible, they are also among the most difficult to interpret. As a result, Bullock has created this guide to introduce students to the study and interpretation of the Psalms. Encountering the Book of Psalms begins by examining literary and hermeneutical dimensions. Bullock discusses the nature, structure, and authorship of the Psalter and provides readers with specific principles for interpretation. He goes on to examine the use of Psalms in worship from the ancient world to the twenty-first century. He further explores how the psalmists used historical reflection to serve their theological purposes and concludes with an investigation of different types of psalms (e.g., praise, lament, and wisdom). Like other volumes in the Encountering Biblical Studies series, Encountering the Book of Psalms is designed for classroom use and includes a number of helpful features, including chapter objectives and outlines, sidebars, charts, and illustrations.   Reader's Index Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book.   About the Author C. Hassell Bullock (Ph.D., Hebrew Union College) is Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies at Wheaton College. He is the author of An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophetic Books and coeditor of The Literature and Meaning of Scripture. Table of Contents Editor's Preface 11 Publisher's Preface 12 To the Student 14 Author's Preface 15 Abbreviations 17 Part 1 Encountering the Literary and Hermeneutical Dimensions of the Psalms 1. "Begin the Music": Introducing the Psalms 21 2. Listening to the Symphony of Praise: Interpreting the Psalms 35 3. The Seams of the Garment of Praise: The Structure of the Book 57 Part 2 Encountering the Psalms as Worship and Historical Reflection 4. The Psalms in Worship and Faith 85 5. Encountering Theology and History in the Psalms 99 Part 3 Encountering the Psalms as Literary and Theological Types 6. "Praise the Lord, O My Soul; All My Inmost Being, Praise His Holy Name": The Psalms of Praise 121 7. "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?": Psalms of Lament 135 8. "I Love the Lord, for He Heard My Voice; He Heard My Cry for Mercy": Psalms of Thanksgiving 151 9. "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want": Psalms of Trust 165 10. "You Are My Son; Today I Have Become Your Father": Psalms of the Earthly King 177 11. "The Lord Reigns": Psalms of the Heveanly King 187 12. "My Mouth Will Speak Words of Wisdom": The Wisdom of Psalms 199 13. "The Law of the Lord Is Perfect, Reviving the Soul": The Psalms of Torah 213 14. "May They Be Blotted Out of the Book of Life": The Imprecatory Psalms 227 Notes 239 Select Bibliography of the Psalms 245 Glossary 249 Subject Index 253 Scripture Index 257 Customer Reviews Write your own online review. Biblical Studies Encountering the Book of Genesis Encountering the New Testament Encountering John

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