Interpreting the Psalms

by Patrick D. Miller

Overview

Patrick D. Miller seeks to help interpreters of the Psalms "find entre into them in various ways to hear their theological claims and their point of contact with human life." In Part One, Miller examines the dominant "general approaches" that are currently shaping the study of psalms. He pays special attention to the poetic features of the psalms so as to aid the task of understanding their meaning. In Part Two, he offers extended expositions of ten specific Psalms-1, 2, 14, 22, 23, 82, 90, 127, 130, and 139. These Psalms are interpreted with an eye to theological and pastoral issues and with a sensitivity to their features and to their significance as Christian Scripture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451415483
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	04/28/1986
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	280 KB

About the Author

Patrick D. Miller is Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and the author of two Fortress Press volumes: They Cried to the Lord: The Form and Theology of Biblical Prayer (1994) and Interpreting the Psalms (1986).

Table of Contents

Part One

General Approaches

1. Current Issues in the Interpretation of the Psalms

2. Interpreting the Psalms: Some Clues from Their History and Content

3. Poetry and Interpretation

4. Trouble and Woe: interpreting the Biblical Laments

5. Enthroned on the Praises of Israel: Interpreting the Biblical Hymns

Part Two

Exposition of Selected Psalms

Psalm 1, Psalm 2, Psalm 14, Psalm 22, Paslm 23, Psalm 82, Psalm 90, Psalm 127, Psalm 130, Psalm 139

Resources for Further Study

Scripture Index

Index of Authors