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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. The Dual Role of the Psalms in the Church; Introduction; The Psalms in Israel; The Psalms in the New Testament; The Psalms in the History of the Church; Not just a Christian Issue; Psalms as Words to God and Word from God; PART II: THE PSALMS AS WORDS TO GOD; 2. The Psalms as Prayers; 3. The World of Prayer in the Psalms; A World of Conversations; A World Embracing Every Experience; A World with its Own Language; A World in which we are Not Alone; An Evolving Conversation |
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Being Moulded in CharacterWords of Prayer with Authority; Praying in Christ; 4. What Individual Psalms Say about Prayer; Psalms 13 and 90 -- Praying Laments; Psalms 113 and 65 -- Praising God; Psalm 107 -- Giving Thanks; Psalms 121 and 27 -- Trusting God; Psalm 51 -- Confessing Sin; 5. Invited to Pray; The Way we Might Pray Using the Psalms; The Order of the Psalms in Prayer; The Psalms in Prayer With and For Others; Speaking to God through the Psalms in the Liturgy; PART III: THE PSALMS AS WORD FROM GOD; 6. The Psalms in Preaching and Liturgy; Listening to the Psalms in the Church |
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The Psalms in the LectionariesIssues in Preaching the Psalms; The Practice of Preaching the Psalms; Hearing God through the Psalms in the Liturgy; 7. Preaching from Individual Psalms; Psalm 8 -- Creator, Creation and Humankind; Psalm 73 -- God and Injustice in the World; Psalm 89 -- Waiting for God's Faithfulness; Psalm 126 -- Coming Home in Joy; Psalm 139 -- God Knowing Us; Appendix; Select Bibliography; General Index; Index of Authors; Index of Scriptures |
| Summary |
"The psalms challenge and sustain us in a number of ways, and in times of new challenges to the very fabric of the church, to its faith, and its values, we need to re-examine these ancient prayers and songs. This book explores the place and function of the psalms in Christian prayer, preaching, and worship. Examining the dual nature of the psalms as both words to God and word from God, the author brings together the historical experience of the church, biblical studies and theological reflection to focus on the application of the psalms in contemporary Christian life. A number of individual psalms are explored in terms of what they have to say about prayer or what theological issues they raise for contemporary life. This book encourages a reclamation of the psalms in the private and public prayers of the church and in the preaching of the word."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"First published 2005 by Ashgate Publishing"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Psalms -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Psalms fast |
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Wisdom Literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1351871048 |
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9781351871044 |
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9781315233437 |
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1315233436 |
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9781351871037 |
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135187103X |
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