The Psalms speak to the depths of human experience, provoking words and images to express anger, sorrow, lament, thanksgiving, joy, and worshipful praise. They are as relevant today as they were to the ancient peoples who first composed them.
This introductory textbooks is intended for upper division college and seminary courses on biblical hermeneutics.
What is the nature of the authority of Scripture, and in what sense does the Old Testament share that authority? What place does the Old Testament legitimately occupy in the Christian's Bible and in the church's proclamation? What principles ought to guide one in interpreting it to the congregation? These are the questions with which this book will attempt to deal, with what success the reader …
Examines the background of the prophetic tradition with an interpretation of the major and minor prophets, using historical context and literary form and structure as tools in his analysis. The author concludes with an explanation of the relevance of the prophetic word to contemporary life.