Description
Invitation to the Psalms asks students to explore and roam widely among the grandeur and beauty of the Psalms. This book introduces the dynamics of the biblical text, helps students become careful and attentive readers, demonstrates how to read Hebrew poetry, explains the Psalter's basic genres, and discusses the metaphorical world of the Psalms.
| Recommended in Program(s): | Challenge IV |
| Cycle(s): | n/a |
Details
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Baker Books |
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Publication date: |
15 April 2013 |
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Length: |
192 pages |
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Paperback |
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ISBN: |
9781441241399 |
Authors
Rolf A. Jacobson is professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. His teaching interests include the Psalms, the Old Testament prophets, biblical poetry, biblical theology, and biblical narrative. Karl N. Jacobson is assistant professor of religion at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both authors are ordained pastors. They collaborated on Crazy Book: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Biblical Terms and Crazy Talk: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Theological Terms.