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The Psalms as Israel's Prayer and Our Own
Authorship Description
Dr. Robert D. Miller II.
Bibliographical Details viii, 102 p. 22 cm.
Edition, Place & Publisher 1st ed. New Delhi, Christian World Imprints.
ISBN-10 8192512134
ISBN-13 9788192512136, 978-8192512136
Year of Publication 2013.
Series Christian Heritage Rediscovered - 2.
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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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