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Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 2


Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 2

A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 1 - 72
Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries 1. Aufl.

von: Susan Gillingham

38,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 15.02.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781118830536
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 480

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<p><i>Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume Two </i>provides the first ever extensive commentary on the Jewish and Christian reception history of the first two books of the Psalter (Psalms 1-41 and 42-72). It explores the various uses of the Psalms, over two millennia, in translation and commentary, liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, musical composition and artistic illustration, poetic and dramatic imitation, and contemporary discourse.</p> <p>With lavish illustrations, using examples from both music and art, <i>Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume Two </i>offers a detailed commentary on each psalm, with an extensive bibliography, a large glossary of terms, and helpful indices. It is an ideal resource both for students and scholars in the academy and for lay people and ministers in church and synagogue.</p> <p><i>Psalms Through the Centuries</i> is published within the Wiley Blackwell Commentary series.  Further information about this innovative reception history series is available at <a href="http://www.bbibcomm.info">www.bbibcomm.info</a></p>
<p>Illustrations xiii</p> <p>Preface xvii</p> <p>Abbreviations xxi</p> <p>Introduction: How is a Reception History Commentary a Different Genre? 1</p> <p><b>Book One: Psalms 1–41</b></p> <p><b>Davidic Piety and the Conflict of Faith and Experience 9</b></p> <p><b>Psalms 1 and 2: The Prologue to the Psalter 11</b></p> <p>Psalm 1: Who is the ‘Blessed Man’? 13</p> <p>Psalm 2: Who is ‘My Son’? 25</p> <p>Psalms 3–41: The First Davidic Psalter 44</p> <p><b>Psalms 3–14: Praying by Night and Day 46</b></p> <p>Psalm 3: A ‘Morning Psalm’ 47</p> <p>Psalm 4: An ‘Evening Psalm’ 53</p> <p>Psalm 5: A ‘Morning Psalm’ 58</p> <p>Psalm 6: An ‘Evening Psalm’ of Penitence 61</p> <p>Psalm 7: A ‘Morning Psalm’ 68</p> <p>Psalm 8: An ‘Evening Hymn of Praise’ 72</p> <p>Psalms 9 and 10: An Acrostic Psalm 83</p> <p>Psalm 11: The ‘All‐Seeing God’ 89</p> <p>Psalm 12: ‘Flattering Lips’ 91</p> <p>Psalm 13: The Fear of Death 95</p> <p>Psalm 14: The Fool says ‘There is no God’ 98</p> <p><b>Psalms 15–24: Bringing Prayer to the Temple 101</b></p> <p>Psalm 15: An Entrance Liturgy 102</p> <p>Psalm 16: Confident Trust in God 105</p> <p>Psalm 17: Lament for Deliverance 111</p> <p>Psalm 18: Thanksgiving for Victory 116</p> <p>Psalm 19: A Hymn of Praise 122</p> <p>Psalm 20: Thanksgiving for Victory 129</p> <p>Psalm 21: Thanksgiving for Victory 133</p> <p>Psalm 22: Lament for Deliverance 136</p> <p>Psalm 23: Confident Trust in God 144</p> <p>Psalm 24: An Entrance Liturgy 153</p> <p><b>Psalms 25–34: Prayers and Thanks for Deliverance 163</b></p> <p>Psalm 25: An Acrostic Concerning the Poor 164</p> <p>Psalm 26: A Protest of Integrity 167</p> <p>Psalm 27: Confidence and Complaint 170</p> <p>Psalm 28: Lament and Thanksgiving 177</p> <p>Psalm 29: A Hymn of Praise 180</p> <p>Psalm 30: Thanksgiving for Healing 186</p> <p>Psalm 31: Confidence through Fear 190</p> <p>Psalm 32: Confession and Healing 195</p> <p>Psalm 33: A Hymn of Praise 201</p> <p>Psalm 34: An Acrostic concerning the Poor 205</p> <p><b>Psalms 35–41: Poverty, Sickness and Trust in God 213</b></p> <p>Psalm 35: Friends and Enemies 214</p> <p>Psalm 36: The Plight of the Poor 218</p> <p>Psalm 37: The Poor and the Land 221</p> <p>Psalm 38: Penitence and Sickness 231</p> <p>Psalm 39: Penitence and Human Transience 237</p> <p>Psalm 40: Thanksgiving and Sacrifice 242</p> <p>Psalm 41: Friends and Enemies 248</p> <p><b>Book Two: Psalms 42–72</b></p> <p><b>David and the Temple: Nostalgia and Hope 255</b></p> <p><b>Psalms 42–49: Exile, Temple and King 257</b></p> <p>Psalms 42–43: Longing for the Temple 258</p> <p>Psalm 44: Praying for National Deliverance 263</p> <p>Psalm 45: A Wedding Song for the King 267</p> <p>Psalm 46: God is King in Zion 276</p> <p>Psalm 47: God is King 284</p> <p>Psalm 48: God is King in Zion 288</p> <p>Psalm 49: A Psalm of Complaint and Instruction 292</p> <p><b>Psalm 50: An Asaphite Psalm about Repentance and Sacrifice 297</b></p> <p>Psalms 51–72: The Second Davidic Psalter 302</p> <p><b>Psalm 51: ‘The Psalm of Psalms’ 304</b></p> <p><b>Psalms 52–55: Learning from the Life of David 317</b></p> <p>Psalm 52: For Instruction on the ‘Deceitful Tongue’ 317</p> <p>Psalm 53: For Instruction on the ‘Fool’ 320</p> <p>Psalm 54: For Instruction on Persecution 323</p> <p>Psalm 55: Instruction on Betrayal 324</p> <p><b>Psalms 56–60: Reflecting on the Life of David 330</b></p> <p>Psalm 56: Reflections on Persecution 330</p> <p>Psalm 57: Reflections on Violence 333</p> <p>Psalm 58: Reflections on Confronting Evil 335</p> <p>Psalm 59: Reflections on Enemy Aggression 338</p> <p>Psalm 60: Reflections in Times of War 340</p> <p><b>Psalms 61–64: Hymnic Reflections on God’s Protection 344</b></p> <p>Psalm 61: A ‘Psalm’ about Refuge in God 344</p> <p>Psalm 62: A ‘Psalm’ about the Silence of God 347</p> <p>Psalm 63: A ‘Psalm’ Seeking God in the Morning 349</p> <p>Psalm 64: A ‘Psalm’ about Protection 352</p> <p><b>Psalms 65–68: God’s People Sing of his Praise 355</b></p> <p>Psalm 65: A Sanctuary Song about God’s Sustenance through Nature 355</p> <p>Psalm 66: A Sanctuary Song about God’s Sustenance through History 359</p> <p>Psalm 67: A Sanctuary Song about God’s Universal Blessings 362</p> <p>Psalm 68: A Sanctuary Song about the Divine Warrior 367</p> <p><b>Psalms 69–71: Psalms of the Righteous Sufferer 374</b></p> <p>Psalm 69: Righteous Suffering of the One and the Many 374</p> <p>Psalm 70: Righteous Suffering and the Plea for Deliverance 379</p> <p>Psalm 71: Righteous Suffering as a Model for Faith 381</p> <p><b>Psalm 72: ‘Of Solomon’: The Completion of the Prayers of David 386</b></p> <p>Appendix 395</p> <p>Glossary 400</p> <p>References 416</p> <p>Index of Names 431</p> <p>Psalms Index 441</p> <p>Subject Index 444</p>
<p><b>Susan Gillingham</b> is Emeritus Professor of the Hebrew Bible at the University of Oxford and a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. She is a Permanent Deacon in the Anglican Church and serves at St. Barnabas Church and Worcester College Chapel, Oxford. She was appointed as Canon Theologian for the Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter in 2018. She has written some fifty articles and eight books, mostly on the Psalms and Biblical Interpretation. These include the companion publication, <i>Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume One</i> (Wiley Blackwell, 2008), which is a cultural and reception history introduction to the entire Psalter; <i>The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible</i> (1994); <i>One Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies</i> (1998); <i>The Image, the Depths and the Surface</i> (2002); and <i>A Journey of Two Psalms: The Reception of Psalms 1&2 in Jewish and Christian Tradition</i> (2013).
<p><i>Psalms Through the Centuries: A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 1–72, Volume Two</i> provides the first ever extensive commentary on the Jewish and Christian reception history of the first two books of the Psalter (Psalms 1–41 and 42–72). It explores the various uses of the Psalms over two millennia, in translation and commentary, liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, musical composition and artistic illustration, poetic and dramatic imitation, and contemporary discourse. <p>With lavish illustrations, using examples from both music and art, <i>Psalms Through the Centuries: A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 1–72, Volume Two</i> offers a detailed commentary on each psalm, with an extensive bibliography, a large glossary of terms, and helpful indices. It is an ideal resource both for students and scholars in the academy, and for lay people and ministers in church and synagogue. <p><i>Psalms Through the Centuries</i> is published within the Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries series. Further information about this innovative reception history series is available at <b>www.bbibcomm.info.</b>