The Psalms as Israel's Prayer and Our Own is an introduction to the Psalms
for the lay Christian. It brings the insights of contemporary scholarship
on the book of Psalms to the reader in order to enrich and encourage the
prayerful reading of the Psalms. It explains clearly the features of the
Psalter, always with a view to contemporary prayer.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One
The Shape and Story of the Book of Psalms
WHAT ARE THE PSALMS?
TECHNIQUES OF HEBREW POETRY
HOW MANY PSALMS ARE THERE?
THE NUMBERING OF THE PSALMS
THE PSALM TITLES
THE FIVE BOOKS
CONCLUSION
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Chapter Two
Methods for Reading the Psalms
THE LITERARY GENRES OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS
THE FORMS OF THESE GENRES
WHY WERE THE PSALMS WRITTEN?
FORM CRITICISM AND PSYCHOLOGY
THE THEOLOGY OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS
CONCLUSION
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Chapter Three
The Psalms as the Quintessential Prayers for Today
THE PSALMS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
THE EARLY CHURCH AND THE PSALMS
PRAYING AND SINGING THE PSALMS
CONCLUSION
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Index
Dr. Robert D. Miller II is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Area
Director for Biblical Studies in the School of Theology and Religious
Studies at the Catholic University of America. He is a Secular Franciscan,
and holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible from the University of Michigan. He is the
author of several books on the history of ancient Israel and on biblical
theology. He serves on the Board of Control of the New American Bible for
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and was one of the
translators of the New American Bible Revised Edition.
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