Psalms old and new : exegesis, intertextuality, and hermeneutics / Ben Witherington, III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Witherington, Ben, III, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Psalms--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Psalms.

Hermeneutics.

Intertextuality.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xvii, 381 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2017]

Summary:

Reading the Book of Psalms in its original context is the crucial prerequisite for reading its citation and use in later interpretation, including the New Testament writings, argues Ben Witherington III. Here he offers pastors, teachers, and students an accessible commentary to the Psalms, as well as a reasoned consideration of how they were heard and read in early Christianity. By reading "forward and backward," Witherington advances the scholarly discussion of intertextuality and opens a new avenue for biblical theology.

Contents:

Tuning up : an introduction to the Psalter

The Psalter in early Judaism

Psalter Book 1 (Psalms 1-41) : the agony and ecstasy

Psalter Book 2 (Psalms 42-72) : true confessions

Psalter Book 3 (Psalms 73-89) : Asaph's answers

Psalter Book 4 (Psalms 90-106) : new songs and an old law

Psalter Book 5 (Psalms 107-150) : songs of praise and pilgrimage

"The song remains the same".

Notes:

"All translations from the LXX are taken from A New English Translation of the Septuagint".--verso title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-381) and appendices.

Other Format:

Online version: Witherington, Ben, III, 1951- Psalms old a new : exegesis, intertextuality, and hermeneutics.

ISBN:

1506420575

9781506420578

9781506420585

1506420583

OCLC:

966560788