The Old Testament: An Introduction : Psalms and Wisdom (Old Testament Introduction (St. Vladimirs)) (V003)
Description
Includes bibliography and index. The psalm's importance to Christians cannot be overstated, since more of the church's services as well as private prayers are drawn from them than from any other part of scripture, yet as Paul Tarazi shows in this conclusion to his Old Testament Introduction trilogy, it is impossible to understand them merely by reading English translations. Fr Tarazi provides essential background un the language, history, and culture of those who first wrote, used, and edited these psalms, leading to sometimes surprising new understandings of common terms such as ...
ISBN(s)
0881411078, 9780881411072
