Psalms 101-150 (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Old Testament) - Softcover

Rogerson, John William; McKay, John William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521291623 ISBN 13: 9780521291620

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1977

Synopsis

This volume follows the general pattern of the series, opening with a discussion of content, of authorship, and of the way the collection came to be put together, followed by a psalm-by-psalm presentation of the New English Bible text with commentary. Dr Rogerson and Dr McKay stress the richness and variety of the material in the Psalms, and provide an analytical table of the predominant themes. They discuss the literary characteristics of Hebrew poetry with special reference to devices such as the acrostic, and examine the problems faced by the New English Bible translators. Over the years many different approaches have been made to the interpretation of the Psalms. The authors characterize these as the spiritual, the historical, the form-critical and the cultic approaches, and their own commentary strikes an effective balance between them. One of their primary purposes is to bring out the religious teaching that is of permanent value within the Psalms.

About this title

Book Description:

The commentary strikes a balance between the spiritual, historical, form-critical and cultic approaches and brings out the religious teaching of permanent value.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0521291623
• ISBN 13: 9780521291620
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208