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The book of Psalms / Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Rolf A. Jacobson, Beth Laneel Tanner.

By: Contributor(s): Series: New international commentary on the Old TestamentPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014Description: xxii, 1051 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780802824936
  • 0802824935
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Contents:
Introduction -- Title, text, and translation -- Authorship, superscriptions, and date -- Form criticism and historical approaches to interpretation -- The canonical shape of the psalter -- The poetry of the psalter -- Themes and theology -- Analysis of contents -- Select bibliography -- Text and commentary -- Book one of the psalte r: Psalms 1-41 -- Book two of the psalter : Psalms 42-72 -- Book three of the psalter : Psalms 73-89 -- Book four of the psalter : Psalms 90-106 -- Book five of the psalter : Psalms 107-150 -- The songs of the ascents : Psalms 120-134.
Summary: Reflecting the combined insights and strengths of three superior biblical scholars, this book is the most complete and detailed one-volume commentary available on the Psalms. Nancy deClaisse-Walford, Rolf Jacobson, and Beth LaNeel Tanner offer a succinct introduction to the Psalter, a new translation of all the psalms that takes special account of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and individual entries on each psalm unit. Throughout their commentary they drew on state-of-the-art research on the canonical shape and shaping of the Psalter and give nuanced attention to the poetic nature of the psalms.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection Bishopdale Theological College BS1430.53 DEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 21/05/2024 A42353645
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BS1430.53 DEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 10/05/2024 J01025443
Main Collection Theology House BS1430.53 DEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00408188

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- Title, text, and translation -- Authorship, superscriptions, and date -- Form criticism and historical approaches to interpretation -- The canonical shape of the psalter -- The poetry of the psalter -- Themes and theology -- Analysis of contents -- Select bibliography -- Text and commentary -- Book one of the psalte r: Psalms 1-41 -- Book two of the psalter : Psalms 42-72 -- Book three of the psalter : Psalms 73-89 -- Book four of the psalter : Psalms 90-106 -- Book five of the psalter : Psalms 107-150 -- The songs of the ascents : Psalms 120-134.

Reflecting the combined insights and strengths of three superior biblical scholars, this book is the most complete and detailed one-volume commentary available on the Psalms. Nancy deClaisse-Walford, Rolf Jacobson, and Beth LaNeel Tanner offer a succinct introduction to the Psalter, a new translation of all the psalms that takes special account of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and individual entries on each psalm unit. Throughout their commentary they drew on state-of-the-art research on the canonical shape and shaping of the Psalter and give nuanced attention to the poetic nature of the psalms.

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