Conversations with Scripture
Description
Written in accessible language and sensitive to those who have little or no experience in reading the Bible, each book in the Conversations with Scripture series focuses on exploring the historical and critical background of the biblical texts, while illustrating how these centuries-old writings still speak to us today. Countryman brings his considerable biblical studies erudition as well as his skills as a popular writer and published poet to bear on the Psalms. Though an accomplished scholar of the New Testament, Countryman illumines the Psalms with insight and creativity. Readers will experience this most beloved part of the scriptural canon in a fresh and exciting way.
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L. William Countryman is a retired professor of New Testament from Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He has authored numerous books for scholars and laity, including How Can Anyone Read the Bible?: A Little Book of Guidance,Calling on the Spirit in Unsettling Times, and Living on the Border of the Holy: Renewing the Priesthood of All. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- CONTENTS
- Introduction to the Series
- Introduction-I Know "The LORD Is My Shepherd": Why Would I Want to Study the Psalms?
- CHAPTER ONE - "Praise God in His Sanctuary. . .": Songs for the Temple
- CHAPTER TWO - "You That Stand in the House of the LORD": The World of the Psalmists
- CHAPTER THREE - "O Sing to the LORD a New Song": Hymns of Praise and Songs of Worship
- CHAPTER FOUR - "I Am Weary with My Crying": Psalms of Lament, Trust, and Thanksgiving
- CHAPTER FIVE - "The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God": Psalms of Wisdom
- CHAPTER SIX - "One Generation Shall Laud Your Works to Another": The Ongoing Influence of the Psalms
- Study Questions by Sharon Ely Pearson
- Introduction
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Concluding Thoughts
- A Personal Introduction
