Psalmody And Poetry In Old Testament Ethics

Author : Dirk J. Human
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0567598977
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psalmody and Poetry in Old Testament Ethics written by Dirk J. Human and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions arise from scholarly debate in Hebrew Bible ethics such as: what is Old Testament ethics?, what is the object of study?, what are the methods involved and how normative are Old Testament ethics for modern contexts? These questions advance crucial issues in the quest for understanding ethics of the ancient Hebrew mind and the problem of how to contextualize them in modern contexts. This book begins by exploring the relationship between the Old Testament and Ethics, as well as a philosophical discussion on meta-ethical presuppositions on divinity and morality in the Psalter. The main part of the book reflects analyses of specific psalms (Pss 16; 34; 50; 72; 104; and 133). The core of this section reflects an illustration of psalm texts with the thematic focus on Hebrew ethical thinking. Included are a few contextual contributions discussing relevant ethical issues in Africa from an African perspective. In the final section two exemplary poetic texts from the Pentateuch (Deut 32) and the Prophets (Jer 5) reverberate ethical thinking from other parts of the Hebrew canon.

Author : Joshua T. James
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567675203
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Storied Ethics of the Thanksgiving Psalms written by Joshua T. James and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on research from the field of narrative ethics, The Storied Ethics of the Thanksgiving Psalms argues that story and storytelling function as important instruments in a given community's ethical shaping. While this argument has gained some traction in the field of Old Testament ethics, it has yet to inform an ethical reading of non-narrative texts, such as the Psalter. However, because the thanksgiving psalms are characterized by their inclusion of the worshipper's story, they stand to benefit from the application of a narrative ethical approach. In the present study, this argument is tested through a close reading of three thanksgivings – Psalms 116, 118, and 138 – each of which clearly demonstrates a didactic concern. Yahweh is presented as one who is worthy of trust, even in the midst of personal disaster. The affirmation of Yahweh's character provides the framework for the community's continued (or renewed) commitment and trust, hope and expectancy. The example provided by the worshipper challenges the audience to pray as they prayed, to trust as they trust, to live with hope as they live with hope. In addition, these psalms, and the stories they retell, invite the audience to tell their story when God answers their prayers, and to do so in public, in corporate worship, for the benefit of the community. These intended results – prayer, commitment, trust, hope, expectancy, public storytelling and thanksgiving – are not typically pursued in “ethical” studies, but they are clearly part of the Psalter's comprehensive vision of the ethical life and are, therefore, worthy of careful consideration.

Author : Gordon J. Wenham
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0801031680
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psalms as Torah written by Gordon J. Wenham and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An internationally-renowned Old Testament scholar explores the riches of the Psalms, expounding the ways they shape those who read them.

Author : Daniel C. Owens
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621898466
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Portraits of the Righteous in the Psalms written by Daniel C. Owens and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What have the Psalms to do with ethics? Readers prize the Psalter for its richly theological prayers, but into these prayers are woven a variety of ethical issues. This book explores the ethics of the Psalter by examining the four portraits of the righteous person that punctuate Book I. It begins by studying these psalms as individual compositions and then employs both the canonical approach and dialogic criticism to identify the complex relationship between the portraits' vision of the righteous life and its outcome. Does the righteous person enjoy security and the good life? The answer may be surprising, but joining the psalmist on the rocky path of the interface of faith and experience is certain to prove a formative experience.

Author : David G Firth
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
ISBN 13 : 0227180046
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divine Council, Ethics, and Resistance in Psalm 82 written by David G Firth and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psalm 82 can often be overlooked as simplistic, confusing, or out of place. With an understanding of ethical liturgy, Monge-Greer illuminates this mythopoeic psalm as a deeply sophisticated, prophetic summons to actively embrace justice for the poor, marginalised, and disenfranchised in our communities. Monge-Greer's interpretation provides a new opportunity for biblical study of this psalm, offering clarity and relevance to this heavily discussed psalm. Divine Council, Ethics, and Resistance in Psalm 82 explores the origins of the Psalm, its use as liturgy in early Israelite cultic practice, and its reception as resistance literature in the Second Temple period. By examining the historical usage of the psalm, Monge-Greer reveals to the reader how Psalm 82 can be used to inform their own lives and actions. Divine Council, Ethics, and Resistance in Psalm 82 is a new approach for biblical scholars, historians, and those seeking justice in the everyday.

Author : Erica Monge-Greer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0227180038
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divine Council, Ethics, and Resistance in Psalm 82 written by Erica Monge-Greer and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psalm 82 can often be overlooked as simplistic, confusing, or out of place. With an understanding of ethical liturgy, Monge-Greer illuminates this mythopoeic psalm as a deeply sophisticated, prophetic summons to actively embrace justice for the poor, marginalised, and disenfranchised in our communities. Monge-Greer's interpretation provides a new opportunity for biblical study of this psalm, offering clarity and relevance to this heavily discussed psalm. Divine Council, Ethics, and Resistance in Psalm 82 explores the origins of the Psalm, its use as liturgy in early Israelite cultic practice, and its reception as resistance literature in the Second Temple period. By examining the historical usage of the psalm, Monge-Greer reveals to the reader how Psalm 82 can be used to inform their own lives and actions. Divine Council, Ethics, and Resistance in Psalm 82 is a new approach for biblical scholars, historians, and those seeking justice in the everyday.

Author : Gordon J. Wenham
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441236384
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psalms as Torah (Studies in Theological Interpretation) written by Gordon J. Wenham and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Psalms are the most-read part of the Old Testament, but their importance for ethics has often been overlooked. However, the Psalms offer some of the most potent ethical instruction in the Bible. In this book internationally renowned Old Testament scholar Gordon Wenham examines the source of the Psalms' power, reflects on their main ethical themes, and shows how they function as prayers that change us. Wenham makes an important contribution to biblical scholarship and breaks new ground in discussions of Old Testament ethics, yet he writes accessibly, making this book invaluable for students, scholars, and pastors.

Author : C. L. Crouch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108630359
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics written by C. L. Crouch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics offers an engaging and informative response to a wide range of ethical issues. Drawing connections between ancient and contemporary ethical problems, the essays address a variety of topics, including student loan debt, criminal justice reform, ethnicity and inclusion, family systems, and military violence. The volume emphasizes the contextual nature of ethical reflection, stressing the importance of historical knowledge and understanding in illuminating the concerns, the logic, and the intentions of the biblical texts. Twenty essays, all specially commissioned for this volume, address the texts' historical and literary contexts and identify key social, political, and cultural factors affecting their ethical ideas. They also explore how these texts can contribute to contemporary ethical discussions. The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics is suitable for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in liberal arts colleges and universities, as well as seminaries.

Author : Dr. Richard J. Clifford
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426760116
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Psalms 1-72 written by Dr. Richard J. Clifford and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clifford differs from other commentators on the Psalms chiefly in his concern with the inner dramatic logic of the Psalms - how they organize the experience and desires of the "pray-er" and bring them to a proper conclusion. His primary concern is to help readers see the pattern and progression within the Psalms, while at the same time attending to the richness of their words and the texture of their imagery.

Author : William Straton Bruce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
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Download or read book The Ethics of the Old Testament written by William Straton Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: