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The Psalms and the Life of Faith Paperback – September 1, 1995

by Walter Brueggemann (Author), Patrick D. Miller (Author)
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Walter Brueggemann's unique gift of joining historical-exegetical insights to penetrating observations about the traumas and joys of contemporary lifeboth personal and socialis here forcefully displayed. Everyone who is familiar with his work knows the power of his speech about "doxological, polemical, political, subversive, evangelical faith: and about the ways such faith is enacted in the praise of ancient Israel and in the church.

Readers of this book will find fresh insight into:

the Psalms as prayer and praise

the categories of the Psalms

the social context in which psalms were prayed and sung

the theology of the Psalms

the dialogical character of the Psalms

justice and injustice in the Psalms

the study and "use" of the Psalms by the church

praise as an act of basic trust and abandonment

the impossible wonders of God's activity that overturn conventional ways of thinking and acting

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    Fortress Press
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    September 1, 1995
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.71 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0800627334
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0800627331
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Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is regarded as the premier Old Testament interpreter and biblical theologian of today. Among his many publications are Prophetic Imagination and Old Testament Theology.



Patrick D. Miller is Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and the author of two Fortress Press volumes: They Cried to the Lord: The Form and Theology of Biblical Prayer (1994) and Interpreting the Psalms (1986).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fortress Press; Reprint edition (September 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800627334
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800627331
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.71 x 8.5 inches
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Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the world's leading interpreter of the Old Testament and is the author of numerous books, including Westminster John Knox Press best sellers such as Genesis and First and Second Samuel in the Interpretation series, An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination, and Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes.

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BlimeyLimey
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
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Brueggemann makes you fall in love with the Psalms. Good for higher degrees and mid-technical exegesis.
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Curtis Magnuson
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for anyone truly seeking God's will through the Psalms.
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It is well worth the price. A most excellent book for the Christian who seeks a deep relationship with God.
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Victoria A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Living Wisdom
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The elder gives us inspirational and prayerful insight to selected Psalms. For anyone seeking a Christian reading of the Psalms, look no further. This compilation is not an academic approach, but rather a living, praying conveyance of wisdom by a man that lives the life in Christ.
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Cinemareeler
5.0 out of 5 stars 10 Pslams defined and explained
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019
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The ten psalms (that the author chose) are broken down and explained. A great aid and insight to fully understanding these psalms. The text is used in our spirituality class.
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Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
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Good information.
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Michael Tervo
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read to understand how the psalm are used in Orthodox Christian life and worship.
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I liked Elder Aimilianos’ insight into the context and background of the psalms. I also enjoyed the footnotes.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Just read and enjoy.
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Reading these meditative commentaries on the Psalms is closer to spiritual experience than intellectual knowledge. It is a calm and reflective experience of spiritual wisdom of the author. Just read and enjoy.
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Shasta salyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding the Psalms through the wisdom of the ancient Orthodox Christian tradition
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This is an amazing book. It opens up a deeper understanding of the Psalms.
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Simon Ingram
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent Book on the Psalms by a master of Old Testament studies
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2023
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It's easy to think you know the Psalms. This book will awaken you to the fact that you probably don't. The Psalms can also wash over you. You read them and forget what you have read. If that's you, get this great book. Walter Brueggemann has put a lifetime's study into this work - and it shows.
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jim mac
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb exposition of the Psalms.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018
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This is a superb book. It is a more academic treatment than his more popular books on the Psalms. It is well worth the effort of reading to obtain a deeper understanding of the Psalms.
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Mia
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2016
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great book
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Mr. K. H. Rowbory
3.0 out of 5 stars Psalms and the Life of Faith
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I found his writing difficult to follow at times, somewhat abstruse and a little too rarified in his theology from my perhaps rather conservative viewpoint
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