Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Living in a Restless World: The Chaos and Calm of Psalm 46 -- 2. The Lonely Bird on the Roof: Psalm 102 and the Reality of Life Alone -- 3. Words of Woe: Jeremiah's Articulation of Despair -- 4. A World Undone: Job 3 and the Language of Shattered Assumptions -- 5. Caught in the Flow of Time: Qohelet's Poetry for Human Existence -- 6. Wise Words for the Weary: Speaking with Agur about the Good Life -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Scripture Index
Summary
The poetry of the Old Testament articulates the painful experiences of being human. Vast as the Sea shows how texts like Job, Jeremiah, and the Psalms provide honest and healing expressions for life's struggles. This book is a rich resource for scholars and readers of the Bible, as well as for psychologists and pastoral counselors