Psalms and Liturgy - (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) by D J Human & Cas J a Vos (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book offers unique insights into the Psalms and sketches a variety of interpretive possibilities. The exposition of Psalm texts against the background of their different historical and/or cultic settings in the ancient Near East sets a firm basis for their reapplication in the liturgy today. In the history of interpretation the Psalms have also proven themselves to be natural texts for liturgical use. This scholarly effort thus portrays in various ways the importance of the Psalms for their reviving interpretation and application in the liturgy.

Book Synopsis

This book offers unique insights into the Psalms and sketches a variety of interpretive possibilities. The exposition of Psalm texts against the background of their different historical and/or cultic settings in the ancient Near East sets a firm basis for their reapplication in the liturgy today. In the history of interpretation the Psalms have also proven themselves to be natural texts for liturgical use. This scholarly effort thus portrays in various ways the importance of the Psalms for their reviving interpretation and application in the liturgy.

Contributors include: Marcel Bernhard, Georg P. Braulik, Brian Doyle, Alphonso Groenewald, Dirk J. Human, Jorg Jeremias, Louis C. Joner, Jurie H. le Roux, Eckhart Otto, Nick A. Schuman, Stephanus D. Snyman, Hans-Ulrich Steymans, Pieter M. Venler and Cas J.A. Vos.

JSOTS 410

Review Quotes

'a valuable collection for those interested in close and careful study of the Hebrew Psalter.' David J./em> --Sanford Lakoff "Expository Times "

"This is a nice collection of contributions on the Psalms and liturgy....Schuman shows his stengths as a Psalm scholar and a researcher of early liturgy."- Kristin De Troyer, "Religious Studies Review, "Vol. 33 No. 1 January 2007--Sanford Lakoff

"Thisis a nice collection of contributions on the Psalms and liturgy....Schuman showshis stengths as a Psalm scholar and a researcher of early liturgy."- Kristin DeTroyer, "Religious Studies Review, "Vol.33 No. 1 January 2007--,

About the Author

Professor Dirk Human is Head of Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Cas J.A. Vos is the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria. He has published numerous books and articles and won the Andrew Murray Prize for Theology (1999). He is the President of the Societas Homiletica.