Author : Erhard S Gerstenberger
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
ISBN 13 : 022718002X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (271 download)
Book Synopsis Charting the Course of Psalms Research by : Erhard S Gerstenberger
Download or read book Charting the Course of Psalms Research written by Erhard S Gerstenberger and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erhard Gerstenberger (1932-2023) has been a highly influential exegete of the Psalms for several decades. He demonstrated how the Psalms were able to modulate the deepest feelings of individuals and communities, encompassing a wide variety of existential experiences relating to God and the world. Gerstenberger believed that psalmic poetry grew out of diverse and real-life situations. The first two essays in Charting the Course of Psalms Research deftly review the secondary literature. The first covers the 'lyrical literature' of the Old Testament, and the second considers the history of interpretation of the Psalms. The remaining essays explore the social settings of the Psalms and their connection to theology and communication theory, and include two chapter translated into English for the first time and edited by K.C. Hanson. Student and researcher alike will be enriched by the insights Gerstenberger provides.