Psalms 101-150: (A Theological Bible Commentary from Leading Contemporary Theologians - BTC) (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible) - Hardcover

Jason Byassee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1587433524 ISBN 13: 9781587433528

Publisher: Brazos Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible encourages readers to explore how the vital roots of the ancient Christian tradition inform and shape faithfulness today. In this addition to the series, a well-known pastoral theologian offers a theological reading of Psalms 101-150. As with other volumes in the series, this commentary is designed to serve the church--providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups--and to demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

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From the Inside Flap:

Praise for Psalms 101-150 in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible

"Only when we go 'hunting for Jesus' do we end up reading the Psalms aright. Such is the bold claim that undergirds Jason Byassee's beautiful commentary on the Psalms. Byassee makes clear that figural or allegorical readings of the Psalms do not abandon the world or deny the flesh. Instead, drawing on 'christologically maximalist' readings of Augustine and others, Byassee shows that we come to know the God of time and place--the God of the incarnation--when we turn to Christ not only as the goal of our reading but also as the very location where it all starts."
--Hans Boersma, Regent College

"'Love of the OT is love enough for the Jews.' I once wrote this to explain why Barth is good for the Jews. Is it good for the Jews if a believing Christian reads the OT christologically? If it is done out of love for the OT, then yes! But how can we tell if the reading is done out of love for the OT? There is no recipe; God alone knows. But there are exemplars, and the exemplars leave us clues. Byassee's commentary is such an exemplar, leaving clues like these: He honors the plain sense (peshat) of the Hebrew and Greek text. With Augustine and Luther he honors the rabbinic wisdom that 'one (word) spoke God, two have I heard (Psalm 62:12)--one verse has many meanings' (Sanhedrin 34a). Interpreting the Bible not as a single reader but as a member of his worshiping community, he honors the rabbinic injunction not to separate oneself from the community: grafted onto the people Israel, this is the community of the church--in his words, 'this nimble body of Christ [that] stretches across the cosmos and the eons.'"
--Peter Ochs, University of Virginia

"We are well acquainted with the theological acumen and artful prose characteristic of Byassee's publications on thorny doctrinal problems and recent cinematic releases. Here he proves no less capable of deft exegetical finesse. In a dazzling dance from patristic, medieval, and modern interpreters to contemporary scholarship, visual art, and personal, pastoral experiences, Byassee transforms these psalms into rich resources that fund a robust account of Christian life, practice, and community. If, as one recent book diagnoses, the Old Testament is dying from disuse in Christian communities, this book strives to resurrect these psalms by forging a touching account of Christian identity from the pre-Christian terms of Israel's poetry."
--Davis Hankins, Appalachian State University|Jason Byassee (PhD, Duke University) is the inaugural Butler Chair in Homiletics and Biblical Hermeneutics at Vancouver School of Theology. He serves as a contributing editor to the Christian Century and is the author of numerous books, including Trinity: The God We Don't Know, The Gifts of the Small Church, and Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine.

General Editor
R. R. Reno (PhD, Yale University) is the editor of First Things and coauthor of Heroism and the Christian Life.

Volumes now available in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible

R. R. Reno (editor, First Things) on Genesis
Thomas Joseph White (Dominican House of Studies) on Exodus
Ephraim Radner (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) on Leviticus
David L. Stubbs (Western Theological Seminary) on Numbers
Telford Work (Westmont College) on Deuteronomy
Francesca Aran Murphy (University of Notre Dame) on 1 Samuel
Robert Barron (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles) on 2 Samuel
Peter J. Leithart (Theopolis Institute for Bible, Liturgy, and Culture) on 1 & 2 Kings
Matthew Levering (Mundelein Seminary) on Ezra & Nehemiah
Samuel Wells (St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, London) and George Sumner (Episcopal Diocese of Dallas) on Esther & Daniel
Ellen T. Charry (Princeton Theological Seminary) on Psalms 1-50
Daniel J. Treier (Wheaton College) on Proverbs & Ecclesiastes
Paul J. Griffiths (Duke University) on Song of Songs
Robert W. Jenson (Center of Theological Inquiry) on Ezekiel
Phillip Cary (Eastern University) on Jonah
Stanley Hauerwas (Duke Divinity School) on Matthew
David Lyle Jeffrey (Baylor University) on Luke
Jaroslav Pelikan (Yale University) on Acts
Christopher R. Seitz (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) on Colossians
Risto Saarinen (University of Helsinki) on the Pastoral Epistles with Philemon & Jude
Douglas Harink (The King's University College) on 1 & 2 Peter
Joseph L. Mangina (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) on Revelation

From the Back Cover:

The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret scripture creedally for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. Psalms 101-150, like each commentary in the series, is designed to serve the church and to demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

Praise for Psalms 101-150 in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible

"In his earlier writing Jason Byassee has indicated a readiness and capacity to read the Psalms with a christological tilt after the manner of Augustine. Here he carries out that interpretation with verve and with imaginative freedom. His commentary serves well in the Brazos series and will be a ready and compelling resource for the church in its thinking, singing, praying, and preaching."
--Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary

"Byassee reads the Psalms like a pastor, which means he reads the Psalms with God's life and love for the creature fully in view. You will not find many commentaries on this section of the Psalms that match Jason's theological sophistication, ministerial wisdom, and intellectual courage."
--Willie James Jennings, Yale Divinity School

"Byassee's readings of Psalms 101-150 reap the benefit of his roles as preacher, theological teacher, and close reader of the Bible. Embracing both modern scholarship and traditional interpretive approaches of the fathers and medieval readers, he does not limit his reading to a single sense, but invites us to hear the voice of the living Christ in the Psalms."
--Kathryn Greene-McCreight, author of Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness and I Am With You: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2016

General editor: R. R. Reno (editor, First Things)
Series editors: Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017) (Center of Theological Inquiry)
Robert Louis Wilken (University of Virginia)
Ephraim Radner (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto)
Michael Root (Catholic University of America)
George Sumner (Episcopal Diocese of Dallas)

About this edition

• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1587433524
• ISBN 13: 9781587433528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Reno R. R.