In this monumental work, his most ambitious undertaking, the late Samuel Terrien brings together a lifetime of scholarship on Psalms, long the wellspring of Jewish spirituality as well as the main hymnal of the Christian church. The book's insightful and clearly written introduction treats such subjects as the longevity and ecumenicity of the psalms, their Near Eastern background, the Hebrew te…
[V.1] Psalms 1-59 -- [v.2] Psalms 60-150.
Professor Kraus takes each Psalm in turn, offers a fresh translation, a bibliography, linguistic notes, discussion of the form and origin of the passage, a verse-by-verse commentary, and a summary of the particular Psalm's main theological points. In addition, Professor Kraus discusses the poetic form and titles of the Psalms, the relation of the Psalms to the history of Israel, and the Masoret…
Contains analyses and comments on the individual books and verses of Psalms chapters 73-150 in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Verse-by-verse analysis of Psalms with commentary by recognized biblical translation experts. Focuses on critical words and phrases, explaining accepted interpretations, noting how various translations have handled passages, and explaining the nuances of the Hebrew original text.
Robert Alter's 'The Book of Psalms' captures the simplicity, the physicality and rhythmic power of the Hebrew, while shedding light on the obscurities of the text.
"A Crossroad book." Bibliography: p. [166]-170. Includes index.
Fensham's study on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah is a contribution to The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Like its companion series on the New Testament, this commentary devotes considerable care to achieving a balance between technical information and homiletic-devotional interpretation. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.